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Boraginaceae Juss. 1789, the Borage
Borage

Borage , also known as "starflower" is an annual herb originating in Syria, but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as Asia Minor, Europe, North Africa, and South America....
 or Forget-me-not
Forget-me-not

Myosotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae that are commonly called Forget-me-nots. Its common name was calqued from the French, "ne m'oubliez pas" and first used in English in c.1532....
 family, includes a variety of shrub
Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
s, tree
TREE

TREE was a Boston hardcore punk band formed in the summer of 1990. They were active in the Boston music scene until disbanding in 2002....
s, and herb
Herb

A herb is a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties, flavor, scent, or the like....
s, totaling about 2,000 species in 100 genera
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 found worldwide. A number of familiar plants belong to this family.

The Boraginaceae belong, according to the APG II
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, or APG, refers to two international groups of systematic botany who came together to try to establish a consensus view of the taxonomy of flowering plants that would reflect new knowledge in angiosperm relationships based upon molecular systematics studies....
, among the euasterid I group including the orders Gentianales
Gentianales

Gentianales are an order of flowering plants, included within the asterid group of dicotyledons.The circumscription of Gentiales in the Cronquist system included a broadly defined Loganiaceae , Retziaceae, Gentianaceae, Saccifoliaceae, Apocynaceae, and Asclepiadaceae....
, Lamiales
Lamiales

The order Lamiales is a taxon in the Asteridae group of dicotyledonous flowering plants. It includes approximately 11,000 species divided up into about 10 family ....
, and Solanales
Solanales

The Solanales are an order of flowering plants, included in the asterid group of dicotyledons. Some older sources used the name Polemoniales for this order....
, but whether they should be assigned to one of these orders or to their own (Boraginales
Boraginales

Boraginales is a valid taxonomic name at the rank of order for a group of flowering plants. When recognised, it is includes Boraginaceae and closely related asterid families....
) is still uncertain.






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Boraginaceae Juss. 1789, the Borage
Borage

Borage , also known as "starflower" is an annual herb originating in Syria, but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as Asia Minor, Europe, North Africa, and South America....
 or Forget-me-not
Forget-me-not

Myosotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae that are commonly called Forget-me-nots. Its common name was calqued from the French, "ne m'oubliez pas" and first used in English in c.1532....
 family, includes a variety of shrub
Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
s, tree
TREE

TREE was a Boston hardcore punk band formed in the summer of 1990. They were active in the Boston music scene until disbanding in 2002....
s, and herb
Herb

A herb is a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties, flavor, scent, or the like....
s, totaling about 2,000 species in 100 genera
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 found worldwide. A number of familiar plants belong to this family.

The Boraginaceae belong, according to the APG II
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, or APG, refers to two international groups of systematic botany who came together to try to establish a consensus view of the taxonomy of flowering plants that would reflect new knowledge in angiosperm relationships based upon molecular systematics studies....
, among the euasterid I group including the orders Gentianales
Gentianales

Gentianales are an order of flowering plants, included within the asterid group of dicotyledons.The circumscription of Gentiales in the Cronquist system included a broadly defined Loganiaceae , Retziaceae, Gentianaceae, Saccifoliaceae, Apocynaceae, and Asclepiadaceae....
, Lamiales
Lamiales

The order Lamiales is a taxon in the Asteridae group of dicotyledonous flowering plants. It includes approximately 11,000 species divided up into about 10 family ....
, and Solanales
Solanales

The Solanales are an order of flowering plants, included in the asterid group of dicotyledons. Some older sources used the name Polemoniales for this order....
, but whether they should be assigned to one of these orders or to their own (Boraginales
Boraginales

Boraginales is a valid taxonomic name at the rank of order for a group of flowering plants. When recognised, it is includes Boraginaceae and closely related asterid families....
) is still uncertain. Under the older Cronquist system
Cronquist system

A list of systems of plant taxonomy, the Cronquist system is a scheme for the classification of flowering plants . This system was developed by Arthur Cronquist in his texts An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants and The Evolution and Classification of Flowering Plants ....
 they were included in the Lamiales, but it is now clear that they are no more similar to the other families in this order than they are to families in several other asterid orders. The Boraginaceae are paraphyletic with respect to Hydrophyllaceae
Hydrophyllaceae

Hydrophylloideae is a subfamily of the Boraginaceae family of flowering plants. Their taxonomic position is somewhat uncertain. Traditionally, and under the Cronquist system, they were given family rank under the name Hydrophyllaceae, and treated as part of the order Solanales....
 and the latter is included in the former in APG II
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, or APG, refers to two international groups of systematic botany who came together to try to establish a consensus view of the taxonomy of flowering plants that would reflect new knowledge in angiosperm relationships based upon molecular systematics studies....
 system. In some recent classifications the Boraginaceae are broken up into several families: Boraginaceae s.s., Cordiaceae, Ehretiaceae, Heliotropiaceae, Hydrophyllaceae, and Lennoaceae
Lennoaceae

Lennooideae is a subfamily of parasitic plant flowering plants of south-western North America and north-western South America.The relationships of this subfamily with other plants remains uncertain....
.

Most though not all members of this family have hairy leaves. The coarse character of the hairs is due to Silicon dioxide
Silicon dioxide

The chemical compound 'silicon dioxide', also known as 'silica' , is an oxide of silicon with a chemical formula of and has been known for its hardness since antiquity....
 and Calcium carbonate
Calcium carbonate

Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CalciumCarbonOxygen3. It is a common substance found as Rock in all parts of the world, and is the main component of seashells, snails, and eggshells....
. In some species, Anthocyanin
Anthocyanin

Anthocyanins are solubility vacuole pigments that may appear red, purple, or blue according to pH. They belong to a parent class of molecules called flavonoids synthesized via the phenylpropanoid pathway....
s cause the flowers to change their color from red to blue when aging. This is likely used as a signal to pollinators that these old flowers are depleted of pollen and nectar (Hess, 2005).

Well-known members include:
  • Alkanet
    Alkanet

    Alkanet or dyers' bugloss is a plant in the borage family Boraginaceae with a bright blue flower, used to provide a red dye.A. tinctoria is also known as orchanet, Spanish bugloss or Languedoc bugloss....
     Anchusa tinctoria
  • Borage
    Borage

    Borage , also known as "starflower" is an annual herb originating in Syria, but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as Asia Minor, Europe, North Africa, and South America....
     Borago spp.
  • Comfrey
    Comfrey

    For the place, see Comfrey, MinnesotaComfrey is an important herb in organic gardening, having many medicinal and fertilizer uses....
     Symphytum
  • Fiddleneck
    Fiddleneck

    The fiddlenecks are the genus Amsinckia of flowering plants in the borage or forget-me-not family Boraginaceae. They get their name from their flower stems, which bear a large number of small flowers, and curl over at the top in a way that somewhat suggests the head of a violin....
     Amsinckia spp.
  • Forget-me-not
    Forget-me-not

    Myosotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae that are commonly called Forget-me-nots. Its common name was calqued from the French, "ne m'oubliez pas" and first used in English in c.1532....
     Myosotis spp.
  • Geiger Tree
    Geiger tree

    The Geiger Tree is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It is native to the Americas tropics, from southern Florida in the United States and The Bahamas southwards throughout Central America and the Greater Antilles....
     Cordia
  • Green alkanet
    Green alkanet

    Pentaglottis sempervirens is a bristly, perennial plant growing to approximately 60cm to 90cm , usually in damp or shaded places and often close to buildings....
     Pentaglottis sempervirens
  • Heliotrope
    Heliotropium

    The heliotropes is a genus of plants in the family Boraginaceae with 250 to 300 species.The name "heliotrope" derives from the fact that these plants turn their leaves to the sun....
     Heliotropium
  • Hound's Tongue Cynoglossum
  • Lungwort
    Lungwort

    The lungworts are the genus Pulmonaria of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae, native to Europe and western Asia, with one species east to central Asia....
     Pulmonaria
  • Oyster Plant Mertensia
    Mertensia

    Mertensia is a genus of plants belonging to the Family Boraginaceae. There are about 40 species in the genus. This is one of several different plants that are commonly called Bluebell ....
     maritima
  • Patterson's Curse
    Patterson's Curse

    Echium plantagineum is a species of Echium, native to western and southern Europe , northern Africa, and southwestern Asia .It is an annual plant or biennial plant growing to 20-60 cm tall, with rough, hairy, lanceolate leaf up to 14 cm long....
     Echium plantaginuem
  • Viper's Bugloss
    Viper's Bugloss

    Echium vulgare is a species of Echium native to most of Europe, and western and central Asia.It is a biennial plant or monocarpic perennial plant growing to 30-80 cm tall, with rough, hairy, lanceolate leaf....
     Echium vulgare


Genera

  • Actinocarya
  • Adelocaryum
  • Afrotysonia
  • Alkanna
    Alkanna

    Alkanna is a genus of herbaceous plants including about 50 species of the family Boraginaceae, originally from Europe, the Mediterranean, and western Asia....
  • Amblynotus
  • Amphibologyne
  • Amsinckia
  • Anchusa
    Anchusa

    The genus Anchusa Carolus Linnaeus belongs to the tribe Boragineae of the borage family . It includes about 40 species.These species grow in Europe, North Africa, South Africa en Western Asia....
  • Ancistrocarya
  • Anoplocaryum
  • Antiotrema
  • Antiphytum
  • Arnebia
    Arnebia

    Arnebia is a genus of the family Boraginaceae....
  • Asperugo
  • Auxemma
  • Borago
    Borago

    Borago , common name borage, is a genus of two species of herbs with large, hairy leaf that taste mildly of cucumber, and star-shaped purple-blue flowers which are prized for their flavour....
  • Bothriospermum
  • Bourreria
    Bourreria

    Bourreria is a genus of plant in family Boraginaceae.Species include:* Bourreria baccata, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz* Bourreria velutina, Gurke...
     (Strongbark)
  • Brachybotrys
  • Brunnera
  • Buglossoides
    Lithospermum

    Lithospermum is a genus of plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. Herbs or small shrubs, they are widely distributed except in Australasia....
  • Caccinia
  • Carmona
  • Cerinthe
    Cerinthe

    Cerinthe is a genus of the botany family Boraginaceae....
  • Chionocharis
  • Choriantha
  • Cordia
    Cordia

    This article is about the shrub. For the automobile, see Mitsubishi Cordia.File:Fragrantmanjackjar.jpgCordia is a genus of shrubs and trees in the borage family Boraginaceae....
  • Craniospermum
  • Cryptantha
    Cryptantha

    Cryptantha is a genus of hairy plants in the borage family ....
  • Cynoglossopsis
  • Cynoglossum
    Cynoglossum

    There are many species in the plant genus Cynoglossum. They are coarse-appearing, small-flowered plants of the family Boraginaceae. Cynoglossum officinale, the common hound's-tongue, is a native of Asia, Africa, and Europe....
  • Cynoglottis
  • Cysostemon
  • Dasynotus
  • Decalepidanthus
  • Echiochilon
  • Echiostachys
  • Echium
    Echium

    Echium is a genus of 60 species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. The type species is Echium vulgare, viper's bugloss. Species of Echium are native to North Africa, Southern Africa, Europe, Madeira and the Canary Islands, as well as parts of East Asia....
  • Ehretia
  • Elizaldia
  • Embadium
  • Eritrichium
  • Gastrocotyle
  • Gyrocaryum
    Gyrocaryum

    Gyrocaryum is a genus of plant in family Boraginaceae.Species include:* Gyrocaryum oppositifolium, Vald?s...
  • Hackelia
    Hackelia

    Hackelia is a genus of plants in the Borage Family, Boraginaceae. They are found in North America and southeast Asia. Of the approximately 40 species described, 10 are Endemism to California....
  • Halacsya
  • Halgania
    Halgania

    Halgania is a genus of small shrubs in the family Boraginaceae which are native to Australia. The genus is named for Emmanuel Halgan, a vice-admiral in the French Navy....
  • Harpagonella
    Harpagonella

    Harpagonella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Boraginaceae containing the single species Harpagonella palmeri, which is known by the common name Palmer's grappling hook....
  • Heliocarya
  • Heliotropium
    Heliotropium

    The heliotropes is a genus of plants in the family Boraginaceae with 250 to 300 species.The name "heliotrope" derives from the fact that these plants turn their leaves to the sun....
  • Heterocaryum
  • Huynhia
  • Ivanjohnstonia
  • Ixorhea
  • Lacaitaea
  • Lappula
    Lappula

    Lappula is a genus of flowering plants in the Boraginaceae known generally as stickseeds. They are native to the northern hemisphere. These are annual herbs producing funnel-shaped flowers and prickly fruits....
  • Lasiarrhenum
  • Lasiocaryum
  • Lepechiniella
  • Lepidocordia
  • Lindelophia
  • Lithodora
    Lithodora

    Lithodora is a genus of plant in family Boraginaceae.Species include:*Lithodora diffusa I.M.Johnst.*Lithodora fruticosa Griseb...
  • Lithospermum
    Lithospermum

    Lithospermum is a genus of plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. Herbs or small shrubs, they are widely distributed except in Australasia....
  • Lobostemon
  • Macromeria
  • Maharanga
  • Mairetis
  • Mattiastrum
  • Mertensia
    Mertensia

    Mertensia is a genus of plants belonging to the Family Boraginaceae. There are about 40 species in the genus. This is one of several different plants that are commonly called Bluebell ....
  • Metaeritrichium
  • Microcaryum
  • Microula
  • Mimophytum
  • Moltkia
  • Moltkiopsis
  • Moritzia
  • Myosotidium
    Myosotidium

    Myosotidium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. This genus is represented by the single species Myosotidium hortensia, the Chatham Islands forget-me-not, which is endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand....
  • Myosotis
  • Neatostema
  • Nesocaryum
  • Nogalia
  • Nomosa
  • Nonea
    Nonea

    Nonea is a genus of the borage family Boraginaceae. Sometimes known as monkswort, these are perennial plant or Annual plant herbs.The leaves are grayish-green, and the plants are hairy all over....
  • Ogastemma
  • Omphalodes
  • Omphalolappula
  • Omphalotrigonotis
  • Onosma
    Onosma

    Onosma is a genus of plants that grow biennially or perennially. The group consists of about 80 species that grow in the Mediterranean and West Asia....
  • Onosmodium
  • Oxyosmyles
  • Paracaryum
  • Pardoglossum
  • Patagonula
  • Pectocarya
    Pectocarya

    Pectocarya is a plant genus of about 15 species in the family Boraginaceae. Plants in this genus are known generally as combseeds. They are small annual plants which bear tiny white flowers no more than 3 millimeters in diameter....
  • Pentaglottis
  • Perittostema
  • Phacelia
    Phacelia

    Phacelia, the phacelias or scorpionweeds, is a large plant genus. It contains about 200 species of herbs, native of Western North America , Eastern USA and South America....
  • Plagiobothrys
    Plagiobothrys

    Plagiobothrys is a genus of flowering plants known commonly as popcornflowers. These are small herbaceous plants which bear tiny white or yellow flowers....
  • Pseudomertensia
  • Psilolaemus
  • Pteleocarpa
    Pteleocarpa

    The plant genus Pteleocarpa has had a varied systematic history. The only member of the genus is the western Malesian tree Pteleocarpa lamponga Heyne, which has been placed within the families Icacinaceae, Cardiopteridaceae and most recently Boraginaceae....
  • Pulmonaria
  • Rindera
  • Rochefortia
    Rochefortia

    Rochefortia is a genus of plant in family Boraginaceae.Species include:* Rochefortia acrantha, Ignatz Urban...
  • Rochelia
  • Rotula
  • Saccellium
  • Scapicephalus
  • Selkirkia
  • Sericostoma
  • Sinojohnstonia
  • Solenanthus
    Solenanthus

    Solenanthus is a genus of plant in family Boraginaceae.Species include:* Solenanthus reverchonii, Degen...
  • Stenosolenium
  • Stephanocaryum
  • Suchtelenia
  • Symphytum
  • Thaumatocaryum
  • Thyrocarpus
  • Tianschaniella
  • Tiquilia
    Tiquilia

    Tiquilia is a genus of plant in family Boraginaceae. The 27 plants in this genus are known by the common name crinklemat. They are native to the western hemisphere and are mostly found in desert regions....
  • Tournefortia
    Tournefortia

    Tournefortia is a genus of plant in family Boraginaceae. It contains the following species :* Tournefortia argentea, Linnaeus* Tournefortia obtusiflora, George Bentham...
  • Trachelanthus
  • Trachystemon
  • Trichodesma
    Trichodesma

    Trichodesma is a genus of plant in family Boraginaceae.Species include:* Trichodesma laxiflorum, Isaac Bayley Balfour* Trichodesma microcalyx, Isaac Bayley Balfour...
  • Trigonocaryum
  • Trigonotis
  • Ulugbekia
  • Valentiniella


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