| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Onosma caerulescens Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 11: 110 (1849) |
| Native Range | w. Iran to Syria and Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1400-2000m |
| Description | leaves 2-6cm, spathulate-oblong, obtuse, densely white, scabrous hirsute, flowers in cincinni crowded in head, corolla 16mm long, cylindrical, lobes ciliate, fading blue |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |