| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Anchusa cespitosa Lam. |
| Bibliography | Encycl. 1: 504 (1785) |
| Native Range | Crete, sw. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1200-2200m |
| Description | setose and tuberculate, scabrously glandular, lower leaves dense, linear, obtuse, spreading, flowers 3-5 in short raceme sessile in rosette, calyx lobes linear, obtuse |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C root cuttings in late winter |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |