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Onosma mollis DC.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesOnosma mollis DC. 
BibliographyProdr. 10: 61 (1846)
Native RangeSyria to Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude400-1800m
Descriptiondensely grey setose, leaves broadly linear, obtuse, the lower dense, long petiolate, stem leaves sessile, racemes terminal, calyx grey tomentose, corolla clavate, sericeous
Size20-30cm
Colorochre
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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
SynonymsAlkanna tomentosa Griseb.
Onosma ciliata DC.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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