*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.
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
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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