🌿 Family

Boraginaceae

181 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Boraginaceae

Lithospermum incisum Lehm.

Lithospermum incisum Lehm., or fringed gromwell, is a hairy perennial herb native to North America with documented historical uses by Native Americans.

Lithospermum latifolium Michx.

Lithospermum latifolium is an uncommon conservative flowering plant of the borage family, native to the Midwestern US.

Lithospermum officinale L.

Lithospermum officinale L. (common gromwell) is a Eurasian perennial herb with a long history of medicinal and decorative uses.

Lithospermum parviflorum Weakley, Witsell & D.Estes

Lithospermum parviflorum, Eastern Prairie Marbleseed, is a rare declining perennial flowering plant native to eastern North America.

Lithospermum ruderale Douglas ex Lehm.

Lithospermum ruderale is a perennial herb native to western North America, historically used by Native American groups for multiple purposes.

Lithospermum tuberosum Rugel ex A.DC.

Lithospermum tuberosum is a flowering plant that bears yellow flower cymes in spring, distinguishable from similar species by its leaf features.

Lobostemon fruticosus (L.) H.Buek

Lobostemon fruticosus is a medicinal South African shrub, popular in cultivation and used in traditional medicine.

Lobostemon glaucophyllus (Jacq.) H.Buek

Lobostemon glaucophyllus is a resprouting flowering shrub endemic to South Africa, with coloured flowers in cymes from July to October.

Lobostemon montanus (DC.) H.Buek

Lobostemon montanus is a South African endemic forget-me-not family plant commonly grown in cultivation.

Lycopsis arvensis L.

Lycopsis arvensis L. is a bristly annual herb native to Europe, introduced to North America, and classified as least concern in the UK.

Mertensia ciliata (James ex Torr.) G.Don

Mertensia ciliata is a perennial edible herb native to the western US, known for blue bell-shaped flowers that turn pink-red as they age.

Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) A.DC.

Mertensia lanceolata is a variable herb native to Rocky Mountain and adjacent North American areas, grown in wildflower gardening.

Mertensia longiflora Greene

Mertensia longiflora Greene is a blue-flowered perennial herb native to various habitats in western North America.

Mertensia maritima (L.) Gray

Mertensia maritima, the oyster leaf, is an oyster-flavored beach plant native to Northern Europe with cold-dependent seed dormancy.

Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G.Don

Mertensia oblongifolia is a perennial herb with blue bell-shaped flowers that grows up to 40 cm tall.

Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G.Don

Mertensia paniculata is a perennial North American herb with blue flowers that has traditional medicinal and culinary uses.

Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link

Mertensia virginica, or Virginia bluebells, is a native North American spring wildflower with traditional medicinal uses and garden value.

Myosotis alpestris F.W.Schmidt

Myosotis alpestris (alpine forget-me-not) is a Boraginaceae perennial, Westmorland's county flower, native to parts of Europe and the Caucasus.

Myosotis arvensis (L.) Hill

Myosotis arvensis, field forget-me-not, is a herbaceous flowering plant in Boraginaceae native to Eurasia and northwestern Africa.

Myosotis discolor Pers.

Myosotis discolor Pers. is a hairy herb with tiny flowers that shift color from yellow/cream to pink to blue as they mature.

Myosotis forsteri Lehm.

Myosotis forsteri is a rosette-forming forget-me-not native to New Zealand that grows in damp shaded forest habitats.

Myosotis latifolia Poir.

Myosotis latifolia, the broadleaf forget-me-not, is a perennial herb native to the Canary Islands and introduced elsewhere.

Myosotis laxa (Sam.) Hyl. ex Nordh.

Myosotis laxa is a variable forget-me-not that closely resembles M. scorpioides, distinguished by smaller corollas and longer styles.

Myosotis macrosperma Engelm.

Myosotis macrosperma, largeseed forget-me-not, is an annual herbaceous flowering plant native to eastern North America.

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