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Pulmonaria rubra Schott  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesPulmonaria rubra Schott 
BibliographyBot. Zeitung (Berlin) 9: 395 (1851)
Native RangeCarpathians to Balkan Peninsula
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Descriptionsummer leaves abruptly tapered to petiole, evariegate, adaxially scabrous with long setae, terminal cyme with long, glandular hairs and short setae
Size15-40cm
Colorbrick red
Bloomearly spring
Caind
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPulmonaria transsilvanica Schur
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine)
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