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Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	Habitat	Distribution	Image
Boraginaceae	Amsinckia	Fiddleneck
Boraginaceae	Amsinckia intermedia	Common Fiddleneck	Waif on ballast.	Native of w. North America.
Boraginaceae	Amsinckia lycopsoides	Tarweed	Disturbed areas, probably only a waif.	Native of w. United States.
Boraginaceae	Amsinckia menziesii	Menzies’s Fiddleneck	Disturbed areas, waste areas near wool-combing mill.	Native of w. United States.
Boraginaceae	Anchusa	Bugloss
Boraginaceae	Anchusa azurea	Italian Bugloss, Garden Alkanet	Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas.	Native of s. Europe.
Boraginaceae	Anchusa officinalis	Common Bugloss, Common Alkanet	Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas.	Native of Europe.
Boraginaceae	Andersonglossum	American Comfrey
Boraginaceae	Andersonglossum boreale	Northern Hound's-tongue, Northern Wild Comfrey	Forests, roadsides.	NB west to BC, south to CT, NY, c. PA, n. OH, MI, and MN.
Boraginaceae	Andersonglossum virginianum	Southern Hound’s-tongue, Southern Wild Comfrey	Moist deciduous forests.	CT west to OK, south to FL and LA.
Boraginaceae	Asperugo	Madwort, Catchweed
Boraginaceae	Asperugo procumbens	Madwort, Catchweed	Disturbed areas.	Native of Eurasia.
Boraginaceae	Boraginaceae	Borage Family
Boraginaceae	Borago	Borage
Boraginaceae	Borago officinalis	Borage	Disturbed areas.	Native of s. Europe.
Boraginaceae	Brunnera
Boraginaceae	Brunnera macrophylla	Siberian Bugloss, Heartleaf Forget-me-not	Disturbed areas, from horticultural use.	Native of the Caucasus.
Boraginaceae	Buglossoides	Corn-gromwell
Boraginaceae	Buglossoides arvensis ssp. arvensis	Corn-gromwell, Bastard Alkanet	Roadsides, dry disturbed areas, sandy fields.	Native of Eurasia.
Boraginaceae	Cryptantha
Boraginaceae	Cryptantha mexicana	Mexican Cat's-eye	In calcareous soils over limestone or caliche.	S. TX, c. TX, w. TX, and NM south to c. Mexico.
Boraginaceae	Cryptantha texana	Pick-me-nots, Texas Cat's-eye, Texas Cryptantha	Sandy habitats.	Se. OK south to e. and s. TX.
Boraginaceae	Cynoglossum	Comfrey
Boraginaceae	Cynoglossum amabile	Chinese Hound's-tongue, Blue Showers	Disturbed areas, escaped or persistent from horticultural use.	Native of e. Asia.
Boraginaceae	Cynoglossum creticum	Blue Hound's-tongue	Pastures, disturbed areas.	Native of Mediterranean Europe.
Boraginaceae	Cynoglossum officinale	Hound's-tongue	Disturbed areas, roadsides, pastures, calcareous shale barrens.	Native of Eurasia.
Boraginaceae	Cynoglossum zeylanicum	Ceylon Hound's-tongue	Disturbed areas.	Native of s. Asia.
Boraginaceae	Echium	Viper's-bugloss, Blueweed
Boraginaceae	Echium plantagineum	Salvation-Jane, Plantain Viper's-bugloss	On ballast, disturbed areas.	Native of Mediterranean Europe, w. Asia, and n. Africa.
Boraginaceae	Echium pustulatum	Blue-devil	Disturbed areas.	Native of Mediterranean Europe. Reported by F for "N.J. to W.Va.," by G and K as south to VA, and by Kartesz (2010) as in DC.
Boraginaceae	Echium vulgare	Viper's-bugloss, Blueweed	Roadsides, dry pastures, disturbed areas.	Native of Mediterranean Europe. Reported for Cook County, GA (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009). Reported for Jackson County, AL by Barger et al. (2023).
Boraginaceae	Hackelia	Stickseed
Boraginaceae	Hackelia deflexa var. americana	Nodding Stickseed	Calcareous forests.	QC west to AK, south to NY, sc. OH, MI, n. IL, IA, NE, CO, ID, and WA.
Boraginaceae	Hackelia floribunda		Apparently only known in our area from a collection in a garden.	Native of w. North America.
Boraginaceae	Hackelia virginiana	Virginia Stickseed	Rich forests and woodlands.	S. QC west to ND, south to ne. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), LA, and TX.
Boraginaceae	Lappula	Sheepbur
Boraginaceae	Lappula occidentalis	Western Stickseed	Sunny disturbed areas; eastwards including disturbed areas near wool-combing mills.	Native of w. North America.
Boraginaceae	Lappula squarrosa	Two-ray Stickseed, Beggar’s-lice, European Stickseed	Disturbed areas.	Native of Europe. Introduced south to MD, WV, KY, and TN.
Boraginaceae	Lappula texana	Cupseed	Prairies, fields, disturbed areas.	MN,AB, and BC south to ne. TX, s. TX, NM, AZ, CA, and Mexico (COA, SON).
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum	Gromwell, Puccoon, Stoneseed
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum canescens	Hoary Puccoon, Indian-paint	Dry woodlands and glades over calcareous rocks (such as limestone, dolostone) or mafic rocks (such as diabase).	ON west to SK, south to c. NC, nw. GA, AL, LA (Caldwell Parish) and TX.
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum caroliniense	Coastal Plain Puccoon	Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry sandy soils.	A Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic: se. SC south to Panhandle FL, and west to AR and TX; disjunct in se. VA. The disjunction from SC to se. VA, skipping over large amounts of apparently suitable sandhill habitat in NC, is surprising.
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum croceum	Hairy Puccoon	Sandy prairies.	ON west to MT, south to nw. PA, n. OH, AR, OK, and CO.
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum decipiens	Deceptive Marbleseed	Dolomitic Ketona glades.	Endemic to c. AL (Bibb County) (Allison & Stevens 2001).
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum helleri	Heller's Marbleseed	Juniper-oak woodlands over limestone.	Edwards Plateau of TX and Lampasas Cut Plain.
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum incisum	Narrowleaf Gromwell, Yellow Puccoon, Fringed Puccoon	Prairies, woodlands, disturbed areas.	S. ON west to BC, south to IN, LA, TX, CA, and Mexico; disjunct in FL, from FL Panhandle south to c. peninsular FL.
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum latifolium	American Gromwell, Broadleaf Gromwell, Broadleaf Puccoon	Dry to moist woodlands over calcareous rocks.	NY west to MN, south to nw. GA, s. TN and AR.
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum matamorense	Rough Gromwell	Thickets, woodlands, floodplains.	Se. TX, c. TX, w. TX, south through s. TX to n. Mexico (COA, NLE, SLP, TAM).
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum mirabile	San Antonio Stoneseed	Brushlands.	Se. TX, s. TX, c. TX, w. TX, and s. NM south to n. Mexico (COA, NLE).
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum molle	Tennessee Marbleseed	Limestone barrens.	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.
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum occidentale	Western Marbleseed	Open woodlands over limestone.	WI west to MT, south to nw. AR, TX, NM, and UT.
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum officinale	European Gromwell	Disturbed areas, roadsides, pastures.	Native of Europe and occurring at scattered localities in ne. North America, south to PA and NJ (Kartesz 1999).
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum onosmodium	Southwestern Marbleseed	Rocky barrens and woodlands, glades.	Wc. and sw. AR and e. OK south to c. and se. TX and sw. LA; disjunct eastwards in TN.
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum parviflorum	Eastern Prairie Marbleseed, Shaggy Marbleseed	Calcareous woodlands, barrens, and glades, and nearby in disturbed areas, such as older pasture edges.	W. NY and ON west to MN, south to sc. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993), w. VA, e. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997), LA, and TX. This species was attributed to NC by F and S; the documentation of these reports is not known.
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum subsetosum	Ozark Marbleseed	Calcareous glades and woodlands.	MO south to AR and OK; disjunct in c. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997) and ne. AL (Cumberland Plateau escarpment) (Datillo & Nestor 2011; D. Estes, pers. comm., 2011).
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum tuberosum	Southern Stoneseed	Nutrient-rich forests, especially over calcareous rocks.	Sw. VA, s. WV, KY, and TN, south to n. peninsular FL, FL Panhandle, and LA.
Boraginaceae	Lithospermum virginianum	Pineland Marbleseed, Virginia Marbleseed	Longleaf pine sandhills, shell middens in the outer Coastal Plain, woodlands and barrens over diabase and other mafic rocks in the Piedmont and low Mountains, barrens, glades, or woodlands over calcareous rocks in the Mountains (the unifying ecological factor determining its distribution may be an open, woodland condition maintained by fire).	LA to FL, north to NY and MA, primarily on the Coastal Plain; the species has become very rare north of NC.
Boraginaceae	Lycopsis	Bugloss, Alkanet
Boraginaceae	Lycopsis arvensis	Small Bugloss, Alkanet	Disturbed areas.	Native of Europe.
Boraginaceae	Mertensia	Bluebell
Boraginaceae	Mertensia virginica	Virginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip	Nutrient-rich, moist, alluvial soils of floodplain forests and thickets, also on rich slopes or bluffs over calcareous rocks.	NY west to WI, and IA, south to n. NC, nw. GA, AL, and n. AR.
Boraginaceae	Myosotis	Forget-me-not, Scorpion-grass
Boraginaceae	Myosotis arvensis	Field Forget-me-not, Field Scorpion-grass	Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas.	Native of Eurasia.
Boraginaceae	Myosotis discolor	Yellow-and-blue Scorpion-grass, Changing Forget-me-not	Fields, disturbed areas, roadsides.	Native of Europe.
Boraginaceae	Myosotis laxa ssp. laxa	Smaller Forget-me-not, Tufted Forget-me-not	Marshes, streambanks.	The species is circumboreal, represented nearly throughout North America by ssp. laxa.
Boraginaceae	Myosotis macrosperma	Bigseed Forget-me-not	Bottomland forests and alluvial fields, probably associated with nutrient-rich soils.	MD west to MO, south to FL and TX.
Boraginaceae	Myosotis scorpioides	Water Scorpion-grass, True Forget-me-not	Wet meadows, streambanks.	Native of Europe.
Boraginaceae	Myosotis stricta	Blue Scorpion-grass	Disturbed areas.	Native of Eurasia.
Boraginaceae	Myosotis sylvatica	Garden Forget-me-not	Gardens, rarely persistent or found as a waif.	Native of Eurasia.
Boraginaceae	Myosotis verna	Early Forget-me-not, Spring Forget-me-not	Dry woodlands, roadsides, disturbed areas, dry fields.	ME west to SD, south to GA and TX; also from ID and BC south to OR.
Boraginaceae	Nonea
Boraginaceae	Nonea lutea		Fields and disturbed areas.	Native of Meditearranean Europe.
Boraginaceae	Nonea rosea	Rose Monk's-wort	Disturbed areas.	Native of Europe.
Boraginaceae	Nonea vesicaria	Red Monkswort	Waif on ballast.	Native of Mediterranean Europe.
Boraginaceae	Plagiobothrys	Popcorn-flower
Boraginaceae	Plagiobothrys figuratus ssp. figuratus	Popcorn-flower, Bristly Plagiobothrys	Waif on fields and roadsides.	Native of nw. North America.
Boraginaceae	Plagiobothrys hispidulus		Waif at ports and around mills.	Native of w. North America.
Boraginaceae	Symphytum	Comfrey
Boraginaceae	Symphytum asperum	Prickly Comfrey	Disturbed areas.	Native of the Caucasus. This Eurasian species is reported by F as occurring south to MD; it may occur in our area.
Boraginaceae	Symphytum officinale	Common Comfrey, Garden Comfrey	Disturbed areas, escaping from horticultural use.	Native of Europe.