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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: Denver-Boulder Metropolitan Area || << 1 - 50 taxa >>
Amsinckia lycopsoides
Media resource of Amsinckia lycopsoides
Amsinckia menziesii
Media resource of Amsinckia menziesii
Anchusa azurea
Media resource of Anchusa azurea
Anchusa officinalis
Media resource of Anchusa officinalis
Asperugo procumbens
Media resource of Asperugo procumbens
Borago officinalis
Media resource of Borago officinalis
Buglossoides arvensis
Media resource of Buglossoides arvensis
Cryptantha affinis
Media resource of Cryptantha affinis
Cryptantha cana
Media resource of Cryptantha cana
Cryptantha celosioides
Media resource of Cryptantha celosioides
Cryptantha cinerea
Media resource of Cryptantha cinerea
Cryptantha crassisepala
Media resource of Cryptantha crassisepala
Cryptantha fendleri
Media resource of Cryptantha fendleri
Cryptantha minima
Media resource of Cryptantha minima
Cryptantha pterocarya
Media resource of Cryptantha pterocarya
Cryptantha stricta
Media resource of Cryptantha stricta
Cryptantha thyrsiflora
Media resource of Cryptantha thyrsiflora
Cryptantha virgata
Media resource of Cryptantha virgata
Cynoglossum officinale
Media resource of Cynoglossum officinale
Ellisia nyctelea
Media resource of Ellisia nyctelea
Eritrichium aretioides
Media resource of Eritrichium aretioides
Eritrichium argenteum
Media resource of Eritrichium argenteum
Eritrichium glomeratum
Media resource of Eritrichium glomeratum
Eritrichium nanum
Media resource of Eritrichium nanum
Hackelia floribunda
Media resource of Hackelia floribunda
Heliotropium curassavicum
Media resource of Heliotropium curassavicum
Hydrophyllum fendleri
Media resource of Hydrophyllum fendleri
Lappula marginata
Media resource of Lappula marginata
Lappula occidentalis
Media resource of Lappula occidentalis
Lappula squarrosa
Media resource of Lappula squarrosa
Lithospermum canescens
Media resource of Lithospermum canescens
Lithospermum incisum
Media resource of Lithospermum incisum
Lithospermum molle
Media resource of Lithospermum molle
Lithospermum multiflorum
Media resource of Lithospermum multiflorum
Lithospermum occidentale
Media resource of Lithospermum occidentale
Lithospermum ruderale
Media resource of Lithospermum ruderale
Mertensia alpina
Media resource of Mertensia alpina
Mertensia arizonica
Media resource of Mertensia arizonica
Mertensia ciliata
Media resource of Mertensia ciliata
Mertensia clokeyi
Media resource of Mertensia clokeyi
Mertensia franciscana
Media resource of Mertensia franciscana
Mertensia lanceolata
Media resource of Mertensia lanceolata
Mertensia lateriflora
Media resource of Mertensia lateriflora
Mertensia oblongifolia
Media resource of Mertensia oblongifolia
Mertensia sibirica
Media resource of Mertensia sibirica
Mertensia viridula
Media resource of Mertensia viridula
Myosotis micrantha
Media resource of Myosotis micrantha
Myosotis scorpioides
Media resource of Myosotis scorpioides
Nama dichotoma
Media resource of Nama dichotoma
Onosmodium bejariense
Media resource of Onosmodium bejariense
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