| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Paracaryum tenerum Bornm. |
| Bibliography | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33(2): 175 (1915) |
| Native Range | w. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | densely white scabrously hirsute, basal leaves long petiolate, lanceolate, 4-5cm, uninerved, obtuse, stem leaves minute, cincinni terminal, few-flowered, sepals pale green |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | bright blue |
| 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 | Cynoglossum tenerum (Bornm.) Greuter & Stier |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |