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Onosma rostellata Lehm.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesOnosma rostellata Lehm. 
BibliographyPl. Asperif. Nucif.: 374 (1818)
Native Ranges. & w. Iran to se. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude400-900m
Descriptionlong appressed hirsute, leaves elliptic, 2-3cm, sessile, acute, inflorescence branched, cymes sparse, corolla 8-11mm long, cylindrical, glabrous, lobes narrowly lanceolate
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
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
SynonymsOnosma brachyantha Boiss.
Onosma lycia Vatke
Onosma oxaliflora Parsa
Onosma setigera E.D.Clarke
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey)
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