Boraginaceae
Echium candicans L.fil.
Echium candicans L.fil.
Echium candicans is a flowering shrub native to Madeira, widely grown as an ornamental and invasive in some regions.
Echium creticum L.
Echium creticum L.
Echium creticum, or Cretan viper's bugloss, is a western Mediterranean native flowering plant grown as an ornamental.
Echium italicum L.
Echium italicum L.
Echium italicum is a Boraginaceae plant native to regions including the Mediterranean, naturalized in the US and Australia.
Echium nervosum Dryand. ex Aiton
Echium nervosum Dryand. ex Aiton
Echium nervosum Dryand. ex Aiton is a compact woody shrub with silver green leaves and pale blue to rose flowers.
Echium pininana Webb & Berthel.
Echium pininana Webb & Berthel.
Echium pininana is a tall endangered endemic Canary Island flower cultivated as an ornamental garden plant.
Echium plantagineum L.
Echium plantagineum L.
Echium plantagineum, or Paterson's curse, is a toxic winter annual that harms livestock, horses, and humans.
Echium rosulatum Lange
Echium rosulatum Lange
Echium rosulatum Lange is a perennial multi-stemmed flowering plant with specific characteristic leaf and growth forms.
Echium sabulicola Pomel
Echium sabulicola Pomel
Echium sabulicola is a herbaceous biennial flowering plant native to sandy western Mediterranean coasts.
Echium tuberculatum Hoffmanns. & Link
Echium tuberculatum Hoffmanns. & Link
Echium tuberculatum is a hardy self-seeding garden perennial with sprawling red summer flowers native to Iberia and North Africa.
Echium vulgare L.
Echium vulgare L.
Echium vulgare L. is a flowering biennial or monocarpic perennial, native to Eurasia, introduced elsewhere, and grown as an ornamental.
Echium wildpretii H.Pearson ex Hook.fil.
Echium wildpretii H.Pearson ex Hook.fil.
Echium wildpretii is a Mount Teide endemic Canary Islands biennial grown ornamentally and liked by beekeepers for high nectar.
Glandora prostrata (Loisel.) D.C.Thomas
Glandora prostrata (Loisel.) D.C.Thomas
Glandora prostrata is a Glandora species native to southwest Europe, with two AGM-winning garden cultivars.
Greeneocharis circumscissa (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb.
Greeneocharis circumscissa (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb.
Cushion cryptantha, Greeneocharis circumscissa, is an annual flowering borage found across western North America and Argentina.
Hackelia deflexa (Wahlenb.) Opiz
Hackelia deflexa (Wahlenb.) Opiz
Hackelia deflexa is a hairy northern flowering plant with barbed seed-dispersing nutlets, native to North America, Europe, and East Asia.
Hackelia micrantha (Eastw.) J.L.Gentry
Hackelia micrantha (Eastw.) J.L.Gentry
Hackelia micrantha is a blue-flowered perennial herb native to a range of habitats across western North America.
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M.Johnst.
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M.Johnst.
Hackelia virginiana is a native sticky-burred plant, a common nuisance in eastern North American deciduous forests.
Harpagonella palmeri A.Gray
Harpagonella palmeri A.Gray
Harpagonella is a North American borage genus of small annuals, known for its distinctive hooked spiny fruit.
Johnstonella angustifolia (Torr.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
Johnstonella angustifolia (Torr.) Hasenstab & M.G.Simpson
Johnstonella angustifolia is a small annual hairy herb with curled inflorescences and small white flowers with yellow throats.
Lappula occidentalis (S.Watson) Greene
Lappula occidentalis (S.Watson) Greene
Lappula occidentalis is a hairy flowering herb native to North America and polar Eurasia, historically used by the Navajo for multiple purposes.
Lappula squarrosa (Retz.) Dumort.
Lappula squarrosa (Retz.) Dumort.
Lappula squarrosa is a borage family flowering plant native to Eurasia, widely known as a noxious introduced weed.
Lithodora fruticosa (L.) Griseb.
Lithodora fruticosa (L.) Griseb.
Lithodora fruticosa, or shrubby gromwell, is a small perennial shrub native to southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa.
Lithospermum californicum A.Gray
Lithospermum californicum A.Gray
Lithospermum californicum A.Gray is a hairy perennial herb that produces bright golden yellow flowers.
Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.
Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm.
Lithospermum canescens, or hoary puccoon, is a North American herb with documented traditional uses by Native peoples.
Lithospermum caroliniense (J.F.Gmel.) Mac Mill.
Lithospermum caroliniense (J.F.Gmel.) Mac Mill.
Lithospermum caroliniense, or hairy puccoon, is a yellow-flowered hairy plant used for red dye and wound treatment.
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