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Boraginaceae

181 species · Plants

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Symphytum asperum Lepech.

Symphytum asperum, the tallest comfrey species, is native to Asia and introduced elsewhere.

Symphytum caucasicum M.Bieb.

Symphytum caucasicum M.Bieb. is an ornamental Boraginaceae plant native to the Caucasus.

Symphytum grandiflorum DC.

Symphytum grandiflorum is a deer-tolerant ornamental perennial boraginacae native to the Caucasus, often grown in gardens.

Symphytum officinale L.

Symphytum officinale (comfrey) is a mildly toxic perennial herb with a history of edible and traditional medicinal use.

Symphytum orientale L.

Symphytum orientale L. is a 1753-described Boraginaceae flowering plant native from Turkey and Ukraine to the Caucasus.

Symphytum tuberosum L.

Symphytum tuberosum L. (tuberous comfrey) is a hardy plant found across Europe with introduced populations elsewhere, used in traditional medicine and cooking.

Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.fil.) R.Br.

Trichodesma zeylanicum is an herb or shrub found across multiple Australian regions, bearing mostly blue flowers.

Lobostemon belliformis Buys

Lobostemon belliformis Buys is a rare restricted South African woody shrub with large pink/red flowers, adapted to periodic fire.

Lobostemon argenteus (P.J.Bergius) H.Buek

Lobostemon argenteus is a small blue-flowered shrublet with a disjunct distribution in South African dry slopes.

Lobostemon echioides Lehm.

Lobostemon echioides, common healthbush, is the most widely distributed resprouting Lobostemon shrub from South Africa.

Symphytum bulbosum K.F.Schimp.

Symphytum bulbosum K.F.Schimp. is a Mediterranean native flowering plant growing 15–50 cm tall with pale yellow petals.

Lycopsis arvensis subsp. arvensis

Lycopsis arvensis subsp. arvensis is a bristly annual herb native to Europe, introduced to North America.

Anchusa capensis Thunb.

Anchusa capensis is a Boraginaceae flowering plant native to southern Africa, with blue summer flowers and several cultivars.

Anchusa strigosa Banks & Sol.

Anchusa strigosa is a perennial herb native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Asia with a history of human uses.

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Boraginaceae

Boraginaceae is a plant family with distinct morphological traits and several well-known cultivated and wild members.

Pulmonaria saccharata Mill.

Pulmonaria saccharata is a spotted-leaf herbaceous perennial flowering plant native to France and Italy, widely grown in cultivation.

Pulmonaria rubra Schott

Pulmonaria rubra, or red lungwort, is a clump-forming perennial flowering plant in Boraginaceae native to parts of Eastern Europe.

Cynoglottis barrelieri (All.) Vural & Kit Tan

Cynoglottis barrelieri is a perennial flowering Boraginaceae plant native to Eurasia, sometimes used as an ornamental.

Melanortocarya obtusifolia (Willd.) Selvi, Bigazzi, Hilger & Papini

Melanortocarya obtusifolia is the sole annual flowering species of genus Melanortocarya in Boraginaceae, native to southeastern Europe and the eastern Mediterranean.