Copy permalink to share
Boraginaceae
Buglossoides

not marked as a favorite taxon *Buglossoides arvensis (Linnaeus) I.M. Johnston ssp. arvensis. Common name: Corn-gromwell, Bastard Alkanet. Phenology: Mar-Jun. Habitat: Roadsides, dry disturbed areas, sandy fields. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

Glossary (beta!)

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Taxonomy Comments: Other subspecies are not known to be naturalized in our region.

Synonymy ⓘ: = NE, Va, WH3, Al-Shehbaz (1991); < Buglossoides arvense (L.) I.M. Johnst. — Il, Pa, Tx, orthographic variant; < Buglossoides arvensis (L.) I.M.Johnst. — Ar, Fl5, K4, Mi, NcTx, NY, Tn; < Lithospermum arvense L. — C, F, G, GrPl, RAB, S, Tat, W. Basionym: Lithospermum arvense L. 1753

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.

image #1 of Buglossoides arvensis ssp. arvensis© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Buglossoides arvensis ssp. arvensis© Sonnia Hill | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Buglossoides arvensis ssp. arvensis© Steven Baskauf | Original Image ⭷

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Buglossoides arvensis ssp. arvensis? Let us know here:
  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.

Horticultural Information

No horticultural data found for this taxon.