Onosma arenaria

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Image: R. Omlor • Accession: 198224260/1

Scientific name: Onosma arenaria Waldst. & Kit.

Common name: Sand-Lotwurz

Family: Boraginaceae (Borage family)

Distribution: Central & SE Europe

National red list: threatened with extinction

Life form: Biennial/short-lived plant

Comments: In Germany Onosma arenaria is threatened with extinction. There is only a single isolated population in the steppe relict nature reserve Mainzer Sand. Further distributions of this species are documented from Lower Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Balkan peninsula.

Links: Biotopanlage Mainzer Sand im Botanischen Garten

1: Mainz Sand Dunes (NAT-SAND) • Accession: 198224260 • Origin: Germany • Provenance: Wild
2: Rhyolite (Nahe region) (NAT-RHYO) • Accession: 198224260 • Origin: Germany • Provenance: Wild

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Onosma arenaria

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