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Omphalodes luciliae Boiss.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesOmphalodes luciliae Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 41 (1844)
Native Rangec. & s. Greece to w. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude1200-3350m
Descriptionbasal leaves ovate to spathulate, acute, petiolate, stem leaves smaller, sessile, flowers crateriform, in bud rose-violet, in lax, few flowered cincinnus
Size10-15cm
Colorbright blue
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey)
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