Borage Family (Boraginaceae): Species & Photos

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1 / 9 🌱 Plantae Bulbous Comfrey Symphytum bulbosum K.F.Schimp. Symphytum bulbosum K.F.Schimp. is a Mediterranean native flowering plant growing 15–50 cm tall with pale yellow petals.

2 / 9 🌱 Plantae Striped Alkanet Anchusa strigosa Banks & Sol. Anchusa strigosa is a perennial herb native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Asia with a history of human uses.

3 / 9 ⚠️ Toxic Borage Borago officinalis L. Borago officinalis (borage) is a Mediterranean herb grown for culinary, medicinal, and oilseed use, and contains toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloi…

4 / 9 🌱 Plantae western hound's tongue Andersonglossum occidentale (A.Gray) J.I.Cohen Andersonglossum occidentale is a perennial hairy plant with reddish-purple tube flowers and clustered bristly nutlet fruits.

5 / 9 🌱 Plantae bay forget-me-not 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.

6 / 9 🌱 Plantae Creeping Comfrey Symphytum grandiflorum DC. Symphytum grandiflorum is a deer-tolerant ornamental perennial boraginacae native to the Caucasus, often grown in gardens.

7 / 9 🌱 Plantae mixed-nut pectocarya Pectocarya heterocarpa (I.M.Johnst.) I.M.Johnst. Pectocarya heterocarpa, chuckwalla combseed, is an annual borage plant native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

8 / 9 🌱 Plantae small bugloss 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.

9 / 9 🌱 Plantae Rosemary-leaved Gromwell Glandora rosmarinifolia (Ten.) D.C.Thomas, Weigend & Hilger

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