| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Alkanna galilaea Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 11: 118 (1849) |
| Native Range | Syria to Israel |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | shortly sericeous-hirsute, basal leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, the upper oblong, cordate-amplexicaule, large inflorescence leafy raceme, corolla 12-15mm |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine) |