| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Alkanna areolata Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 45 (1844) |
| Native Range | sw. & w. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 100-2000m |
| Description | hirsute, eglandular, basal leaves linear-lanceolate, 2-8cm long, stem leaves lanceolate, 1-6cm long, flowers in cyme, limb 5-8mm in diam. |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | spring, 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 in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Synonyms | Alkanna areolata var. sublaevis Hub.-Mor. Alkanna azurea Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |