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Alkanna
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Alkanna

Alkanna is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Boraginaceae. It includes 66 species native to southern and east-central Europe, western Asia, and North Africa.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Dyer's Alkanet

speciesAlkanna tinctoria

Oriental Alkanet

speciesAlkanna orientalis

strigose alkanet

speciesAlkanna strigosa

Alkanna graeca

speciesAlkanna graeca

Alkanna corcyrensis

speciesAlkanna corcyrensis

Alkanna hellenica

speciesAlkanna hellenica

Alkanna pindicola

speciesAlkanna pindicola

Alkanna stribrnyi

speciesAlkanna stribrnyi

Alkanna sieberi

speciesAlkanna sieberi

Alkanna galilaea

speciesAlkanna galilaea

Alkanna tubulosa

speciesAlkanna tubulosa

Alkanna macrophylla

speciesAlkanna macrophylla

Alkanna methanaea

speciesAlkanna methanaea

Alkanna noneiformis

speciesAlkanna noneiformis

Alkanna trichophila

speciesAlkanna trichophila

Alkanna lutea

speciesAlkanna lutea

Alkanna sfikasiana

speciesAlkanna sfikasiana

Alkanna sandwithii

speciesAlkanna sandwithii

Alkanna froedinii

speciesAlkanna froedinii

Alkanna primuliflora

speciesAlkanna primuliflora

Alkanna pamphylica

speciesAlkanna pamphylica

Alkanna sartoriana

speciesAlkanna sartoriana

Alkanna pseudotinctoria

speciesAlkanna pseudotinctoria

Alkanna hirsutissima

speciesAlkanna hirsutissima

Alkanna calliensis

speciesAlkanna calliensis

Alkanna confusa

speciesAlkanna confusa

Alkanna incana

speciesAlkanna incana

Alkanna sieheana

speciesAlkanna sieheana

Alkanna prasinophylla

speciesAlkanna prasinophylla

Alkanna kotschyana

speciesAlkanna kotschyana

Alkanna areolata

speciesAlkanna areolata

Alkanna pinardi

speciesAlkanna pinardi

Alkanna bracteosa

speciesAlkanna bracteosa

Alkanna amana

speciesAlkanna amana

Alkanna scardica

speciesAlkanna scardica

Alkanna frigida

speciesAlkanna frigida

Alkanna haussknechtii

speciesAlkanna haussknechtii

Alkanna hispida

speciesAlkanna hispida

Alkanna phrygia

speciesAlkanna phrygia

Alkanna macrosiphon

speciesAlkanna macrosiphon

Alkanna oreodoxa

speciesAlkanna oreodoxa

Alkanna leptophylla

speciesAlkanna leptophylla

Alkanna pelia

speciesAlkanna pelia

Alkanna aucheriana

speciesAlkanna aucheriana

Alkanna saxicola

speciesAlkanna saxicola

Alkanna cordifolia

speciesAlkanna cordifolia

Alkanna angustifolia

speciesAlkanna angustifolia

Alkanna auranitica

speciesAlkanna auranitica

Alkanna chrysanthiana

speciesAlkanna chrysanthiana

Alkanna jordanovii

speciesAlkanna jordanovii

Alkanna leiocarpa

speciesAlkanna leiocarpa

Alkanna malatyana

speciesAlkanna malatyana

Alkanna pulmonaria

speciesAlkanna pulmonaria

Alkanna stojanovii

speciesAlkanna stojanovii

Alkanna sumbulii

speciesAlkanna sumbulii

Alkanna × intercedens

hybridAlkanna × intercedens

Alkanna assadii

speciesAlkanna assadii

Alkanna mughlae

speciesAlkanna mughlae

Alkanna cappadocica

speciesAlkanna cappadocica

Alkanna dumanii

speciesAlkanna dumanii

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