Lithospermum tuberosum Rugel ex A.DC. is a plant in the Boraginaceae family, order Boraginales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Lithospermum tuberosum Rugel ex A.DC.

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.

Family
Genus
Lithospermum
Order
Boraginales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Lithospermum tuberosum Rugel ex A.DC.

The scientific name of this plant is Lithospermum tuberosum Rugel ex A.DC. In spring, Lithospermum tuberosum produces a cyme of yellow flowers. It can be told apart from the similar species Lithospermum latifolium by its leaf characteristics: its leaves are more obtuse, and grow clustered in a basal rosette as well as along the main stem.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Boraginaceae Lithospermum

More from Boraginaceae

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

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