Lithospermum californicum A.Gray is a plant in the Boraginaceae family, order Boraginales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Lithospermum californicum A.Gray (Lithospermum californicum A.Gray)
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Lithospermum californicum A.Gray

Lithospermum californicum A.Gray

Lithospermum californicum A.Gray is a hairy perennial herb that produces bright golden yellow flowers.

Family
Genus
Lithospermum
Order
Boraginales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Lithospermum californicum A.Gray

Lithospermum californicum A.Gray is a hairy perennial herb that grows from a taproot and woody caudex. It forms a clump of branching, spreading stems that reach up to approximately 40 centimeters in length. Stems are covered with widely lance-shaped, lightly hairy leaves that grow up to 5 centimeters long. Flowers develop near the tips of the stem branches; each flower has a calyx made up of narrow, pointed sepals. The corolla is bright golden yellow, and is nearly one centimeter wide at its mouth.

Photo: (c) Katelin Kutella, all rights reserved, uploaded by Katelin Kutella

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Boraginaceae Lithospermum

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