| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Cynoglossum holosericeum Steven |
| Bibliography | Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 255 (1812) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 2500-3300m |
| Description | densely white tomentose, leaves oblong to lanceolate, tapered to long petiole, stem leaves sessile, inflorescence paniculate, corolla ca. 8mm across |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly 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 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |