Boraginaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Borage Family.
As here more narrowly circumscribed, a family of about 85 genera and 1600-1700 species, herbs (and a few shrubs), nearly cosmopolitan (Weigend et al. in Kadereit & Bittrich 2016).
Ref: Al-Shehbaz (1991); Constance (1963); Diane, Förther, & Hilger (2002); Ferguson (1998); Hilger & Diane (2003); Kadereit & Bittrich (2016); Khoshsokhan-Mozaffar, Sherafati, and Kazempour-Osaloo (2018); Nazaire & Hufford (2012); Weigend et al. In Kadereit & Bittrich (2016); Wilson (1960a). Show full citations.
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© Gary P. Fleming | Mertensia virginica | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce A. Sorrie | Andersonglossum virginianum | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Borago officinalis | Original Image ⭷
© Erik Danielson | Brunnera macrophylla source | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Cynoglossum officinale | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Echium vulgare | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce A. Sorrie | Lithospermum tuberosum | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Lithospermum | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Hackelia virginiana | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Mertensia virginica | Original Image ⭷
© Richard & Teresa Ware | Myosotis scorpioides CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
© Andrey Zharkikh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andrey Zharkikh | Plagiobothrys hispidulus source | Original Image ⭷
© Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Eric Knight | Cryptantha mexicana source | Original Image ⭷
© Eric Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Keith | Cryptantha texana source | Original Image ⭷
© Steve Matson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Matson | Lappula texana sourceFeedback
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