Genus: 1 species.
Clades:
Boraginaceae.
Region: Canary Islands, northern Africa, horn of Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, India.
Habitat: low mountain slopes and wadis.
BotanyHerb; annual.
Stems: branched; up to 15 cm; covered with bristly hairs.
Leaves: linear; no stalk; pointed tip.
Inflorescence: terminal, forked.
Flowers: tiny; white; only one flower at a time open on each inflorescence; flowering
from February to April.
Fruits: 4 nutlets; wedge-shaped.