Distribution in the wild:
Afghanistan and former USSR (Central Asia), in high foothills to foothill plains in grassland, in grass and wormwood areas.

Flowering in the wild: June-August

bucharica means of Buchara in Central Asia.

Herbaceous perennial 40-60 cm. Leaves elliptical, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, margin mostly entire or sparsely dentate at base. 9-16 × 3-7 cm; petioles of basal leaves 2.5-3.5 cm. Upper leaves similar or narrowly lanceolate, smaller, gradually attenuate to broad petiole,  covered with monoradial hairs, densely stellate-tomentose beneath, 4.5 × 8-10 mm.  Stems branched, floccose, Four to seven distant  whorls  of 2-8 flowers. Bracteoles free at base, thickish, attenuate towards apex, appressed to flowers, half to two thirds length of calyx, stellate-hairy. Calyx tubular-campanulate 14-17 mm,  floccose-tomentose, erect teeth 2-3 mm, equal. Corolla yellow. Nutlets hairless.