| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Craniospermum tuvinicum Ovczinnikova |
| Bibliography | Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 85(12): 84 (2000) |
| Native Range | s. Siberia to Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves in rosette, narrowly lanceolate, acute, 4-8cm, yellow-green setose, stem leaves narrowly lanceolate, 2cm, flowers in capitate raceme, calyx lobes acute, corolla 10mm |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (TVA Tuva) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |