| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Alkanna maleolens Bornm. |
| Bibliography | Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 21: 82 (1906) |
| Native Range | c. Lebanon |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | glandular-hirsute, basal leaves petiolate, the upper sessile, lanceolate, 3cm, obtuse, inflorescence cincinnate, corolla 10-15mm, tube short, lobes rounded |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | bright blue |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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) |