| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mattiastrum modestum (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Brand |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 154 (1915) |
| Native Range | sw. & w. Iran to n. Iraq |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | densely white hirsute, leaves lanceolate, uninerved, the basal long petiolate, 7-10cm, acute, stem leaves smaller, sessile, cincinni terminal, few-flowered, flowers 8mm long |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | violet |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cynoglossum modestum (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Greuter & Stier Mattiastrum straussii (Hausskn. ex Bornm.) Brand Paracaryum macrotrichum Vatke Paracaryum modestum Boiss. & Hausskn. Paracaryum straussii Hausskn. ex Bornm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |