| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Onosma simplicissima L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 2: 196 (1762) |
| Native Range | e. Ukraine to c. Siberia and nw. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves linear to narrowly lanceolate, lower leaves 3-5cm, white or grey appressed hirsute on both faces, upper leaves smaller and adaxially green, corolla ca. 2cm long |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | 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 sibirica Lam. Onosma simplex Gaertn. Onosma suffruticosa Schrank ex Steud. Onosma tanaitica Klokov Onosma volgensis Dobrocz. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |