Boraginaceae

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Boraginaceae Juss. 1789, the Borage or Forget-me-not family, includes a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totaling about 2,000 species in 100 genera found worldwide. A number of familiar plants belong to this family.

Related Topics:
Borage - Forget-me-not - Shrub - Tree - Herb - Genera

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The Boraginaceae belong, according to the APG II, among the euasterid I group including the orders Gentianales, Lamiales, and Solanales, but whether they should be assigned to one of these orders or to their own is still uncertain. Under the older Cronquist system 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.

Related Topics:
APG II - Gentianales - Lamiales - Solanales - Cronquist system

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Most though not all members of this family have hairy leaves.

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Well-known members include:

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• Alkanet Anchusa tinctoria
• Oyster Plant Mertensia maritima
• Borage Borago spp.
• Comfrey Symphytum
• Fiddleneck Amsinckia spp.
• Forget-me-not Myosotis spp.
• Geiger Tree Cordia
• Heliotrope Heliotropium
• Hound's Tongue Cynoglossum
• Lungwort Pulmonaria
• Patterson's Curse Echium plantaginuem
• Viper's Bugloss Echium vulgare
 
Boraginaceae: Genera ►