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Omphalodes cappadocica (Willd.) A.DC.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesOmphalodes cappadocica (Willd.) A.DC. 
BibliographyProdr. 10: 161 (1846)
Native RangeCaucasus to n. & ne. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude20-1000m
Descriptionlower leaves long petiolate, ovate, at base cordate, acute, densely pubescent, stems simple, calyx silvery pubescent, corolla 7mm across, nutlets ovoid, 3mm
Size15-20cm
Colorsky blue
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCynoglossum cappadocicum Willd.
Omphalodes caucasica Brand
Omphalodes cornifolia Lehm.
Omphalodes wittmanniana Steven
Picotia cappadocica Roem. & Schult.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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