Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Onosma microcarpa Steven ex DC. |
Bibliography | Prodr. 10: 62 (1846) |
Native Range | Iran to Syria and Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 700-2000m |
Description | long white adpressed setose, stems numerous, leaves short, linear-spathulate, attenuate to petiole, stem leaves shortly lanceolate, flowers in raceme, corolla clavate, sericeous |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Onosma concinna DC. Onosma gmelinii var. microcarpa (Steven ex DC.) Ledeb. Onosma microcarpa var. spathulata (Wettst. ex Stapf) Bornm. Onosma microcarpa var. stapfii (Wettst.) Bornm. Onosma microsperma Steven ex Boiss. Onosma spathulata Wettst. ex Stapf Onosma stapfii Wettst. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |