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Boraginaceae
Lithospermum

not marked as a favorite taxon Lithospermum molle (Michaux) Muhlenberg. Common name: Tennessee Marbleseed. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Limestone barrens. Distribution: C. KY, c. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997), nw. AL, and disjunct in the Ozarkian Highlands of MO. O. molle has been attributed to Durham County, NC (RAB); Baskin et al. (1983) determined that this report was based on a misidentification of a specimen of O. virginianum.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Tn; = Onosmodium molle Michx. — F, G, Turner (1995a); = Onosmodium molle Michx. ssp. molle — Al-Shehbaz (1991), Cochrane (1976); = Onosmodium molle Michx. var. molle — C; < Lithospermum molle (Michx.) Muhl. — K4; < Onosmodium bejariense A.DC. ssp. bejariense; < Onosmodium molle Michx. — S; < Onosmodium molle Michx. ssp. bejariense (DC.) Cochrane. Basionym: Onosmodium molle Michx. 1803

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