| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Anchusa hybrida Ten. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Napol. 1: 45 (1812) |
| Native Range | c. & e. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 100-1800m |
| Description | long white patule-hirsute, leaves lanceolate or linear, entire, the basal petiolate, the upper amplexicaule, flowers in compact raceme, bracts lanceolate |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | sky-blue |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Anchusa amplexicaulis Sm. Anchusa claryi Batt. Anchusa crispa Moris Anchusa crispata C.Presl Anchusa granatensis Lange Anchusa hybrida var. claryi (Batt.) Gusul. Anchusa hybrida var. luschanii (Wettst.) Gusul. Anchusa hybrida var. pinardii Boiss. Anchusa hybrida var. proceroides Gusul. Anchusa hybrida var. pubescens Gusul. Anchusa hybrida var. setigera Halácsy Anchusa luschanii Wettst. ex Stapf Anchusa obliqua Vis. Anchusa parnassica Boiss. & Orph. Anchusa pinardi Boiss. Anchusa undulata ssp. hybrida (Ten.) Bég. Anchusa undulata var. hybrida (Ten.) Fiori Anchusa undulata ssp. viciosoi Valdés ex M.Laínz Echioides elongata (Lehm.) Poir. Lycopsis elongata Lehm. Nonea elongata (Lehm.) G.Donx |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, SAR Sardegna) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |