| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Brunnera orientalis (Schenk) I.M.Johnst. |
| Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 73: 55 (1924) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. to w. & n. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | shady rocks and woods |
| Altitude | 600-2350m |
| Description | glandular-pubescent, basal leaves 8-12cm, ovate-lanceolate to elliptic, petiolate, stem leaves elliptic, sessile, flowers in corymb |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Anchusa neglecta A.DC. Brunnera orientalis var. elatior Gusul. Brunnera orientalis var. gracilis Gusul. Brunnera orientalis var. indurata Gusul. Myosotis orientalis Schenk Myosotis phoenicea Ehrenb. ex Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |