| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Alkanna bracteosa Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 11: 118 (1849) |
| Native Range | Iran to n. Iraq |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | green, shortly setose, basal leaves in rosette, lanceolate, acute, at base long attenuate, bracts elliptic-lanceolate, flowers in lax raceme, calyx hirsute |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | golden-yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Synonyms | Alkanna heterophylla Vatke Alkanna heterophylla var. glandulifera Bornm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |