| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Anchusa leptophylla Roem. & Schult. |
| Bibliography | Syst. Veg., ed. 15(bis). 4: 90 (1819) |
| Native Range | e. Bulgaria to Transcaucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-3000m |
| Description | stems branched, leaves linear, 6-11cm long, flowers to 9mm in diam. with white eye, in compact cyme; very variable |
| Size | 40-70cm |
| Color | blue, purple |
| 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 | Anchusa leptophylla var. pallidiflora Hub.-Mor. Anchusa leptophylla var. sericans Gusul. Anchusa ochroleuca var. canescens Boiss. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |