| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Moltkia coerulea (Willd.) Lehm. |
| Bibliography | Neue Schriften Naturf. Ges. Halle 3(2): 6 (1817) |
| Native Range | Iran to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 700-1850m |
| Description | patule scabrously hirsute, densely leafy, lower leaves oblong-spathulate, obtuse, upper leaves sessile, erect, linear-lanceolate, acute, raceme scorpioid |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cynoglossum rugosum Sest. ex Roem. & Schult. Lithospermum rugosum (Sest. ex Roem. & Schult.) DC. Moltkia anatolica Boiss. Moltkia punctata Lehm. Onosma coerulea Willd. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |