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Boraginaceae

Boraginaceae
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Max Licher
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Desert Research Learning Center, Botany Program

Herbs, shrubs, or trees with bristly hairs, usually simple hairs, alternate and spiral. Inflorescences determinate, often a scorpioid cyme, with perfect and radial flowers, calyx of 5 sepals, distinct or connate, corolla usually rotate and bearing appendages, funnel-like or tubular, stamens 5, epipetalous. Superior ovary with variable placentation, 2 connate carpels, divided in 2, making 4 chambers, with a gynobasic style.  Fruits a drupe, schizocarp, or capsule with nutlets.

Species within checklist: Personal Plant List
Amsinckia menziesii
Media resource of Amsinckia menziesii
Amsinckia tessellata
Media resource of Amsinckia tessellata
Cryptantha maritima
Media resource of Cryptantha maritima
Eucrypta micrantha
Media resource of Eucrypta micrantha
Heliotropium curassavicum
Media resource of Heliotropium curassavicum
Lithospermum cobrense
Media resource of Lithospermum cobrense
Nama hispida
Media resource of Nama hispida
Pectocarya recurvata
Media resource of Pectocarya recurvata
Phacelia arizonica
Media resource of Phacelia arizonica
Phacelia caerulea
Media resource of Phacelia caerulea
Phacelia crenulata
Media resource of Phacelia crenulata
Phacelia distans
Media resource of Phacelia distans
Phacelia heterophylla
Media resource of Phacelia heterophylla
Pholisma sonorae
Media resource of Pholisma sonorae
Pholistoma auritum
Media resource of Pholistoma auritum
Plagiobothrys arizonicus
Media resource of Plagiobothrys arizonicus
Tiquilia plicata
Media resource of Tiquilia plicata
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