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Arnebia (lat. Arnebia) - a genus of surprisingly many-faced herbaceous plants of the Borage family (Latin Boraginaceae). Unpretentiousness to the conditions of life allows Arnebia to grow up in the most disadvantaged places on the planet. This does not prevent the plant from being very decorative, having simple, often densely pubescent leaves, and relatively small flowers, the corollas of which are most often yellow, purple, or combining both of these shades.
What's in your name
The plants received the generic name "Arnebia" from botanists for their densely pubescent leaves, giving the entire bush the appearance of an alert rabbit or hare, ready to run at any moment, sensing danger. Since the plant manages to survive in the conditions of deserts and rocky slopes in the countries of Asia Minor, in Iran, the basis for the name of the genus was the Arabic word "arneb", meaning "rabbit" (or "arena", which translates as "hare").
Description
Among the forty (40) plant species of the genus there are perennial, biennial and annual. Low bushes with erect or outstretched stems, reaching a maximum of 25 centimeters in height, are distinguished by dense pubescence and graceful medium-sized flowers, usually yellow, less often purple, and sometimes very spectacular yellow flowers, the petals of which are decorated with bright purple specks.
A reddish root produces food for the aboveground parts, which, depending on the type of plant, can be thickened or thin.
The narrow-lanceolate leaves, densely pubescent with white stiff hairs, resemble the ears of rabbits or hares, which, most likely, gave rise to the name of the genus.
The ends of the stems are crowned with single tubular flowers, or lush inflorescences of such flowers. White hairs did not bypass the corolla of the flower either, located on the outside of its tube, and sometimes on the surface of the petals. Five short stamens are hidden in the depth of the tube. The apex of the filiform long pistil is bifurcated into 2 bipartite or whole capitate stigmas.
The fruit is 4 pointed nuts.
Plants of the Arnebia genus are very unpretentious, grow on sandy or stony soil, withstand frosts down to minus 18 degrees.
Some species have healing powers. Almost all species can serve as a source for obtaining dyes.
Some species
* Beautiful Arnebia (lat. Arnebia pulchra) - perennial up to 40 cm high with a dense rosette of basal leaves and numerous yellow large flowers with dark spots on the corolla limb, disappearing by the end of flowering. Has a slight pubescence. Very decorative plant for sandy soils.
* Arnebia spotted (lat. Arnebia guttata) - a perennial plant similar to the species described above. Has a tougher pubescence on stems and leaves. Dark spots stand out on the bright yellow corolla.
* Arnebia dense-flowered (lat. Arnebia densiflora) is a spectacular perennial plant with thin lanceolate pointed-nosed leaves and yellow tubular flowers that form a dense and lush inflorescence. All parts are covered with pubescence of hairs.
* Arnebia recumbent (lat. Arnebia decumbens) - a low (up to 20 cm) annual plant with yellow flowers and lanceolate leaves, practically lying on the surface of the earth. Grows in desert and rocky areas.
* Arnebia linearifolia (lat. Arnebia linearifolia) - with amazingly beautiful linear leaves covered with long white hairs.
* Arnebia prickly (lat. Arnebia hispidissima) - densely pubescent annual up to 40 cm in height, with sessile simple leaves, yellow single tubular flowers, expanding more in width than in height. Grows on sandy and rocky soils.
* Arnebia purple (lat. Arnebia purpurea) - differs in linear pubescent leaves and small flowers, painted in different shades of purple.
* Arnebia euchromic (lat. Arnebia euchroma) - a perennial herb with thick roots (up to 2 cm in diameter) containing purple dye. Tubular bell-shaped flowers with a dark purple corolla. The roots are used for medicinal purposes: healing wounds and burns; joint pain; have antifungal, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.
* Arnebia Himalayan (lat. Arnebia benthamii) - a very bright and showy plant with densely pubescent leaves and bright purple flowers.
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Arnebia Dense-flowered
Arnebia dense-flowered (lat.Arnebia densiflora) - a herbaceous decorative perennial of the genus Arnebia (lat.Arnebia) from the Borage family (lat.boraginaceae). Differs in bright yellow dense inflorescences of numerous funnel-shaped flowers and pubescence of all aerial parts of the plant.
Arnebia Is Beautiful
Arnebia beautiful (lat.Arnebia pulchra) - a spectacular herbaceous perennial of the genus Arnebia (Latin Arnebia), which is part of the Borage family (Latin Boraginaceae). It grows in poor soils with good water permeability. Large yellow flowers form a picturesque inflorescence against the background of green fleshy leaves covered with light pubescence.
Arnebia Recumbent
Arnebia recumbent (lat.Arnebia decumbens) - a herbaceous creeping annual of the genus Arnebia (Latin Arnebia), ranked by botanists in the Borage family (Latin Boraginaceae). It differs from other species in its short life period (annual plant) and in its recumbent habits, preferring not to come off high from the surface of the earth.
Arnebia Spotted
Arnebia spotted (lat.Arnebia guttata) - one of the herbaceous perennial plant species of the genus Arnebia (Latin Arnebia), representing the Boraginaceae family (Latin Boraginaceae) on the planet. One-sided dense panicles of inflorescences, formed by bright yellow or orange flowers, the petals of which are marked with dark purple spots, are very decorative and adorn the desert places and rocky slopes of Central and Central Asia, including our Mountain Altai.
Arnebia Euchromic
Arnebia euchromic (lat.Arnebia euchroma) - a herbaceous spectacular plant of the genus Arnebia (Latin Arnebia), belonging to the Borage family (Latin Boraginaceae). Arnebia euchromic is a multifunctional plant that will decorate a flower garden in a summer cottage with its densely pubescent bushes with beautiful purple flowers, will give a bright purple dye, or will help to overcome pathogenic microbes with its healing abilities, supporting human vitality.
