| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Podonosma orientalis (L.) Feinbrun |
| Bibliography | Israel J. Bot. 26: 80 (1976) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. to w. & s. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 600-1200m |
| Description | long hirsute, leaves ovate to lanceolate, sessile, acuminate, inflorescence initially dense, later elongate, corolla 10-13mm long, cylindrical, lobes elongate, revolute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Arnebia orientalis (L.) Lipsky Cerinthe orientalis L. Onosma orientalis (L.) L. Onosma orientalis var. amani Riedl Onosma orientalis var. palmyrena Mouterde ex Charpin & Greuter Onosma syriaca Labill. Podonosma orientalis var. amani (Riedl) L.Cecchi & Hilger Podonosma orientalis var. palmyrena (Mouterde ex Charpin & Greuter) L.Cecchi & Hilger Podonosma syriaca (Labill.) Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |