Onosma caerulescens

الوصف النباتي

الأوراق

Leaves: Basal leaves oblong-spatulate, attenuate into a short petiole, obtuse; cauline leaves progressively smaller, sessile.

الأزهار

Inflorescence & flowers: Cymes 1–3, terminal, capituliform. Calyx long-hispid with white hairs, lobes long, narrowly linear. Corolla glabrous, white becoming rapidly blue, narrowly cylindrical, scarcely widened at apex, about one quarter longer than calyx, with triangular revolute teeth.

الثمار والبذور

Fruits: Nutlets of medium size, oblong-triquetrous, acute, very smooth and shining.

مواسم النبات

الفنلوجية

Phenology: May–July depending on altitude.

الانتشار الموثق

Lebanese distribution: Reported between Rachaya and Damascus (Boiss.), Mrouj, Jabal Kneissé, Col des Cèdres (?), Hermon, Baalbeck, Fakiyé.

Syrian distribution: Anti-Lebanon (Bloudane, Jabal Abou-Haoua, S. d’Houreiré, Jabal Charki).

Native range: Southern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon

لمحة نباتية

بنية النبات

Life-form & habit: Perennial, pluricaule, 10–30 cm tall, canescent, covered with stellate hairs and dense short setae. Stems floriferous, ending in 1–3 capituliform cymes, only slightly elongating in fruit.

دورة الحياة

معمرة

الفصيلة والتصنيف

الاسم العلمي المقبول

Onosma caerulescens

الفصيلة

حمحمية

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غباشة صَغيرة الزَّهر

Buglossoides tenuiflora (L.fil.) I.M.Johnst.

Cynoglossum cedrorum

لسان الثور

Hormuzakia aggregata (Lehm.) Gusul.

Melanortocarya obtusifolia