Glandora prostrata (Loisel.) D.C.Thomas is a plant in the Boraginaceae family, order Boraginales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Family
Genus
Glandora
Order
Boraginales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Glandora prostrata (Loisel.) D.C.Thomas

Glandora prostrata, commonly called shrubby gromwell, creeping gromwell or purple gromwell, shares these common names with the species Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum and Glandora diffusa. It is a Glandora species native to Portugal, Spain, and France. Two of its cultivars, 'Grace Ward' and 'Heavenly Blue', have received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Photo: (c) Francisco Barros, all rights reserved, uploaded by Francisco Barros

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Boraginaceae Glandora

More from Boraginaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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