Lithospermum officinale

Lithospermum officinale

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Boraginoideae
Tribus: Lithospermeae
Genus: Lithospermum
Species: Lithospermum officinale

Name

Lithospermum officinale L., Sp. Pl.: 132 (1753).

Synonyms

• Lithospermum erectum Garsault
• Lithospermum majus Gilib.
• Lithospermum ochroleucum Stokes
• Lithospermum officinale var. stewartii Kazmi
• Margarospermum officinale (L.) Decne.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Nepal, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia Introduced into: Argentina South, Colombia, Finland (ephemeral alien), Illinois, New York, Vermont References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 132.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Lithospermum officinale in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Lithospermum officinale. Published online. Accessed: Oct 07 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Lithospermum officinale. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Oct 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lithospermum officinale in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: Dərman səfərotu
català: Mill del sol
čeština: Kamejka lékařská
Deutsch: Echter Steinsame
English: Common gromwell, European Stoneseed
suomi: Rohtorusojuuri
magyar: Kőmagvú gyöngyköles
Nederlands: Glad parelzaad
polski: Nawrot lekarski
slovenčina: Kamienka lekárska
svenska: Stenfrö
中文: 小花紫草

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