| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Arnebia densiflora (Ledeb. ex Nordm.) Ledeb. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Ross. 3: 140 (1847) |
| Native Range | s. Greece to Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 750-2600m |
| Description | basal leaves to 10cm, lanceolate, acute, sessile, entire, appressed hirsute, stem leaves dense, linear-lanceolate, flowers in dense head, 5-10cm broad, limb 2cm in diam. |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | golden-yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Synonyms | Arnebia cephalotes A.DC. Arnebia macrothyrsa Stapf Lithospermum densiflorum Ledeb. ex Nordm. Macrotomia cephalotes (A.DC) Boiss. Macrotomia densiflora (Ledeb. ex Nordm.) J.F.Macbr. Munbya cephalotes (A.DC.) Boiss. Munbya conglobata Boiss. Munbya densiflora (Ledeb. ex Nordm.) Boiss. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |