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Rindera graeca (A.DC.) Boiss. & Heldr.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesRindera graeca (A.DC.) Boiss. & Heldr. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 7: 30 (1846)
Native RangeGreece
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1300-2300m
Descriptionappressed velutinous, basal leaves 3-12cm, linear to oblanceolate, grey villose, stem leaves smaller, inflorescence subumbellate, corolla 10-12mm, subcylindrical
Size5-25cm
Colorpurple
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
root cuttings in late winter
SynonymsCynoglossum graecum (A.DC.) Greuter & Burdet
Mattia bracteata Orph. ex Boiss.
Mattia graeca A.DC.
Mattia schmidtii Heldr.
Rindera graeca var. bracteata Boiss. & Orph. ex Kusn.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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