English: Hispid alkanet.
Region: Middle East, Israel.
Habitat: desert, shrub-steppes; droughtrResistant.
BotanyHerb; annual
Stem: branched from base.
Leaves: alternate; entire; smooth; exstipulate; linear-lanceolate or oblong; obtuse or acute; densely covered with tubercle-based bristles.
Flower: violet; hermaphrodite:
Seed: homogeneous seeds-fruits.