Boraginaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Boraginaceae
Echium arenarium Guss.

Echium arenarium Guss.

Echium arenarium Guss.

Echium arenarium Guss. is a Boraginaceae plant species native to the Mediterranean coast.

Echium judaeum Lacaita

Echium judaeum Lacaita

Echium judaeum Lacaita

Echium judaeum is a bristly flowering plant with color-changing post-pollination flowers that grows in shrublands and deserts.

Echium aculeatum Poir.

Echium aculeatum Poir.

Echium aculeatum Poir.

Echium aculeatum is a branched white-flowered thorny shrub endemic to the Canary Islands.

Echium virescens DC.

Echium virescens DC.

Echium virescens DC.

Echium virescens DC. is a bushy herbaceous plant used in gardening and beekeeping.

Echium boissieri Steud.

Echium boissieri Steud.

Echium boissieri Steud.

Echium boissieri is a single-stemmed flowering borage species native to the western Mediterranean, reaching up to 2.5 m tall.

Echium leucophaeum (Webb ex Christ) Webb ex Sprague & Hutch.

Echium leucophaeum (Webb ex Christ) Webb ex Sprague & Hutch.

Echium leucophaeum (Webb ex Christ) Webb ex Sprague & Hutch.

Echium leucophaeum is a strongly branching woody shrub with leathery lance leaves and white to rosy white flowers.

Echium perezii Sprague

Echium perezii Sprague

Echium perezii Sprague

Echium perezii is a biennial herbaceous Boraginaceae plant native to the Canary Islands.

Lithospermum molle (Michx.) Muhl.

Lithospermum molle (Michx.) Muhl.

Lithospermum molle (Michx.) Muhl.

Lithospermum molle (softhair marbleseed) is a vulnerable narrow endemic flowering plant of the southeastern US, recently clarified as a distinct species.

Lithospermum virginianum L.

Lithospermum virginianum L.

Lithospermum virginianum L.

Lithospermum virginianum (syn. Onosmodium virginianum) is a perennial plant native to eastern US dry loamy habitats.

Arnebia decumbens (Vent.) Coss. & Kralik

Arnebia decumbens (Vent.) Coss. & Kralik

Arnebia decumbens (Vent.) Coss. & Kralik

Arnebia decumbens is an annual yellow-flowered herb in Boraginaceae, native to Europe and parts of central and southeastern Asia.

Podonosma orientalis (L.) Feinbrun

Podonosma orientalis (L.) Feinbrun

Podonosma orientalis (L.) Feinbrun

Podonosma orientalis is a hairy subshrub that grows on rocky outcrops, with historically recorded soap and medicinal uses, and edible flowers.

Moltkiopsis ciliata (Forssk.) I.M.Johnst.

Moltkiopsis ciliata (Forssk.) I.M.Johnst.

Moltkiopsis ciliata (Forssk.) I.M.Johnst.

Moltkiopsis ciliata is the only species in the monotypic flowering plant genus Moltkiopsis (Boraginaceae), native from northern Africa to the Arabian Peninsula.

Hackelia californica (A.Gray) I.M.Johnst.

Hackelia californica (A.Gray) I.M.Johnst.

Hackelia californica (A.Gray) I.M.Johnst.

Hackelia californica is a leafy perennial herb native to mountain forests of northern California and southern Oregon, bearing white flowers and prickly nutlet fruit.

Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I.M.Johnst.

Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I.M.Johnst.

Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I.M.Johnst.

Hackelia floribunda is a flowering herb native to western North America that grows in spring-wet habitats.

Hackelia mundula (Jeps.) Ferris

Hackelia mundula (Jeps.) Ferris

Hackelia mundula (Jeps.) Ferris

Hackelia mundula, or pink stickseed, is a borage family flowering plant native to western US high mountains.

Hackelia nervosa (Kellogg) I.M.Johnst.

Hackelia nervosa (Kellogg) I.M.Johnst.

Hackelia nervosa (Kellogg) I.M.Johnst.

Hackelia nervosa, or Sierra stickseed, is a borage family perennial flowering herb native to California mountains that may extend into Nevada.

Eritrichium nanum (L.) Gaudin

Eritrichium nanum (L.) Gaudin

Eritrichium nanum (L.) Gaudin

Eritrichium nanum is a small cushion plant found in high elevations of the European Alps and western North American mountains.

Omphalodes cappadocica (Willd.) DC.

Omphalodes cappadocica (Willd.) DC.

Omphalodes cappadocica (Willd.) DC.

Omphalodes cappadocica, or Cappadocian navelwort, is a blue-flowered evergreen perennial from Turkey valued as a shady garden groundcover.

Myosotidium hortensia (Decne.) Baill.

Myosotidium hortensia (Decne.) Baill.

Myosotidium hortensia (Decne.) Baill.

Myosotidium hortensia is the only species in the Boraginaceae genus Myosotidium, endemic to New Zealand's Chatham Islands and grown as an ornamental.

Iberodes linifolia (L.) Serrano, R.Carbajal & S.Ortiz

Iberodes linifolia (L.) Serrano, R.Carbajal & S.Ortiz

Iberodes linifolia (L.) Serrano, R.Carbajal & S.Ortiz

Iberodes linifolia is an annual flowering plant native to southwest Europe, with tiny white flowers and a garden merit award.

Myosotis secunda Al.Murray

Myosotis secunda Al.Murray

Myosotis secunda Al.Murray

Myosotis secunda is a European endemic perennial herb that grows in acidic, nutrient-poor wetlands.

Myosotis antarctica Hook.fil.

Myosotis antarctica Hook.fil.

Myosotis antarctica Hook.fil.

Myosotis antarctica Hook.fil. is a forget-me-not native to New Zealand, Campbell Island, and southern Chile, growing from coastal to subalpine habitats.

Myosotis australis R.Br.

Myosotis australis R.Br.

Myosotis australis R.Br.

Myosotis australis R.Br. is a forget-me-not species native to Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea, growing in rocky and open habitats.

Myosotis rakiura L.B.Moore

Myosotis rakiura L.B.Moore

Myosotis rakiura L.B.Moore

Myosotis rakiura is a coastal forget-me-not endemic to southern New Zealand, growing as clustered rosettes with white flowers.

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