Mattiastrum lithospermifolium

Mattiastrum lithospermifolium

A mountainous perennial. Flowers small deep purple. Fruit with four cup like mericarps.
A foggy Mattiastrum lithospermifolium we drove especially to visit the upper parts of Mount Hermon in Israel (elev. 2200m) - we managed to be there about 15 minutes before we were forced to get to the lower parts, due to the heavy heavy fog that surrounded the mountain all day. I did manage to take a picture of this little Mattiastrum in the fog. Israel,Mattiastrum lithospermifolium,Mount Hermon

Distribution

Turkey to N Israel and Crete

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusMattiastrum
SpeciesMattiastrum lithospermifolium
Photographed in
Israel