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Onosma ovalifolia Kotschy & Boiss.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesOnosma ovalifolia Kotschy & Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 4: 196 (1875)
Native Rangen. Iraq to s. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1400-1500m
Descriptionthinly setose, stems densely leafy, the lower shortly petiolate, ovate-spathulate, upper leaves smaller, oblong, acute, flowers in dense head, corolla cylindrical
Size20-30cm
Colorwhitish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey)
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