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Onosma sericea Willd.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesOnosma sericea Willd. 
BibliographySp. Pl., ed. 4. 1: 774 (1798)
Native RangeIran to Caucasus and Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude400-2500m
Descriptionleaves lanceolate to obovate, 2-10cm, appressed sericeous, corolla to 2cm long, narrowly infundibuliform
Size20-30cm
Coloryellow
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
SynonymsColsmannia flava Lehm.
Onosma brachysolen Boiss.
Onosma elegans K.Koch
Onosma elegans var. gundelsheimeri K.Koch
Onosma flava (Lehm.) Vatke ex Boiss.
Onosma flavida Boiss.
Onosma tripartita Hochst.
Symphytum armenum DC.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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