Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Caccinia macranthera (Banks & Sol.) Brand |
Synonyms | Borago macranthera Banks & Sol. |
Caccinia russellii Boiss. | |
Cynoglossum longiflorum Lehm. | |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | glaucous, carnose, leaves oblong, lanceolate, adaxially white tuberculate, bracts broadly lanceolate, inflorescence paniculate, corolla lobes elliptic-linear, acute |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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