| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Pulmonaria angustifolia L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 135 (1753) |
| Native Range | Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 100-2600m |
| Description | leaves usually deciduous, lanceolate, to 30cm long, not variegate, flowers to 2cm long, in bud red or purple |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | bright blue |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Bessera azurea (Besser) Schult. Pulmonaria angustata Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult. Pulmonaria angustifolia ssp. azurea (Besser) Gams Pulmonaria angustifolia var. lanceolata Gaudin Pulmonaria angustifolia var. maculata Gaudin Pulmonaria angustifolia var. minima Gaudin Pulmonaria angustifolia var. oblongata (Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult.) Hartm. Pulmonaria azurea Besser Pulmonaria clusii Baumg. Pulmonaria kochii A.Kern. Pulmonaria maculata Stokes Pulmonaria montana Wulfen ex Schrank Pulmonaria oblongata Schrad. ex Roem. & Schult. Pulmonaria parviflora J.A.Knapp Pulmonaria tuberosa J.Schmidt ex Mart. Pulmonaria tuberosa ssp. angustifolia (L.) R.C.V.Douin Pulmonaria variabilis Godr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) |