Boraginaceae

Arnebia decumbens (Vent.) Coss. & Kralik

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Arnebia

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Arnebia decumbens (Arnebia decumbens) — FlowerPhoto: Santiago Martín-Bravo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: كحل, حماط, كحيل
Azerbaijani: Uzanmış arnebiya
Chinese: 硬萼軟紫草, 硬萼软紫草, 沙生假紫草, 灰毛软紫草
Russian: Арнебия лежачая

Synonyms

Arnebia calycina Steven
Arnebia cornuta (Ledeb.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Arnebia orientalis Lipsky
Arnebia vivianii Coss. & Durieu
Echioides decumbens (Vent.) Rothm.
Lithospermum cornutum Ledeb.
Lithospermum decumbens Vent.
Lithospermum micranthum Viv.
Lithospermum pentagonum Pers.
Lithospermum tubatum Bertol.
Onosma asperifolia Lehm.
Onosma divaricata Lehm.

Flowers

In flower: March to June (from 31 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Santiago Martín-Bravo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alexander Dubynin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alexander Dubynin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alexander Dubynin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Arkadiusz Nowak, Marcin Nobis, Sylwia Nowak, Agnieszka Nobis, Anna Wróbel, Sebas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexander Dubynin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alexander Dubynin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Николай Соболев, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yeskendir Satekov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alexander Dubynin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Margarita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: yelena_antipova, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.