| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Arnebia speciosa Aitch. & Hemsl. |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 81 (1880) |
| Native Range | e. Afghanistan to w. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | stems hollow, hirsute, leaves lanceolate, entire, appresed hirsute, flowers in interrupted, cylindrical spike, corolla tubular-campanulate, 10-15mm |
| Size | 20-45cm |
| Color | blue, blue-purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Synonyms | Arnebia nobilis Rech.f. Lithospermum nobile (Rech.f.) I.M.Johnst. Lithospermum speciosum (Aitch. & Hemsl.) I.M.Johnst. Macrotomia nobilis (Rech.f.) Huynh Macrotomia speciosa (Aitch. & Hemsl.) Kitam. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |