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Your search found 25 taxa in the family Boraginaceae, Borage family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Seaside Heliotrope, Quailplant, Cola De Mico
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum FAMILY: Heliotropiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum FAMILY: Boraginaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heliotropium curassavicum 161-01-001 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Edges of brackish and salt marshes, estuarine shores
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in SC (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia, apparently
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Common Name:
Indian Heliotrope, Turnsole
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Heliotropium indicum FAMILY: Heliotropiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Heliotropium indicum FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heliotropium indicum 161-01-003 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, woodland borders, swamps, ditches
Common (rare in Mountains)
Non-native: tropical America
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Common Name:
Clasping Heliotrope, Violet Heliotrope
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Heliotropium amplexicaule FAMILY: Heliotropiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Heliotropium amplexicaule FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heliotropium amplexicaule 161-01-004 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, fields
Uncommon (rare in NC Piedmont)
Non-native: South America
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Common Name: Hound's-tongue, Garden Comfrey
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Cynoglossum officinale FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cynoglossum officinale FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cynoglossum officinale 161-02-001 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, pastures, calcareous shale barrens
Rare south of VA
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
Southern Wild Comfrey, Southern Hound’s-tongue
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Andersonglossum virginianum FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum FAMILY: Boraginaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cynoglossum virginianum 161-02-002 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Virginia Stickseed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hackelia virginiana FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hackelia virginiana FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hackelia virginiana 161-03-001 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Rich forests and woodlands
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Viper's-bugloss, Blueweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Echium vulgare FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Echium vulgare FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Echium vulgare 161-04-001 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, dry pastures, disturbed areas
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare elsewhere in Carolinas (waifs in GA)
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe
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Common Name:
Corn-gromwell
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Buglossoides arvensis ssp. arvensis FAMILY: Boraginaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Buglossoides arvensis FAMILY: Boraginaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lithospermum arvense 161-05-001 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, dry disturbed areas, sandy fields
Common (uncommon in GA)
Non-native: Eurasia
Common Name: Coastal Plain Puccoon, Hairy Puccoon, Sandhill Puccoon
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lithospermum caroliniense FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lithospermum caroliniense var. caroliniense FAMILY: Boraginaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lithospermum caroliniense 161-05-002 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry sandy soils
Common in Coastal Plain
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hoary Puccoon, Indian-paint
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lithospermum canescens FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lithospermum canescens FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lithospermum canescens 161-05-003 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Dry woodlands and glades over calcareous rocks (such as limestone, dolostone) or mafic rocks (such as diabase)
Common in GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Southern Stoneseed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lithospermum tuberosum FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lithospermum tuberosum FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lithospermum tuberosum 161-05-004 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Nutrient-rich forests, especially over calcareous rocks
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
American Gromwell, Broadleaf Gromwell, Broadleaf Puccoon
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lithospermum latifolium FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lithospermum latifolium FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Dry to moist woodlands over calcareous rocks
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Virginia Marbleseed, Virginia False Gromwell, Pineland Marbleseed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lithospermum virginianum FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Onosmodium virginianum FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Onosmodium virginianum 161-06-001 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, shell middens in the outer Coastal Plain, woodlands and barrens over diabase and other mafic rocks in the Piedmont and low Mountains, barrens, glades, or woodlands over calcareous rocks in the Mountains (the unifying ecological factor determining its distribution may be an open, woodland condition maintained by fire)
Common in GA & SC Coastal Plain (rare in NC, uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Western Marbleseed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lithospermum occidentale FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Onosmodium bejariense var. occidentale FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Open woodlands over limestone
Native northwest of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Water Scorpion-grass, True Forget-me-not
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Myosotis scorpioides FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Myosotis scorpioides FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Myosotis scorpioides 161-07-001 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Wet meadows, streambanks
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Smaller Forget-me-not, Marsh Forget-me-not, Tufted Forget-me-not
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Myosotis laxa ssp. laxa FAMILY: Boraginaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Myosotis laxa FAMILY: Boraginaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Myosotis laxa 161-07-002 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Marshes, streambanks
Common in NC Mountains, rare elsewhere in NC
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Spring Forget-me-not, Early Forget-me-not, Early Scorpion-grass
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Myosotis verna FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Myosotis verna FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Myosotis verna 161-07-003 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Dry woodlands, roadsides, disturbed areas, dry fields
Common in Carolina Piedmont & Carolina Coastal Plain (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Bigseed Forget-me-not, Scorpion-grass, Largeseed Forget-me-not
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Myosotis macrosperma FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Myosotis macrosperma FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Myosotis macrosperma 161-07-004 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Bottomland forests and alluvial fields, probably associated with nutrient-rich soils
Common in Piedmont (rare in NC Mountains) (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Field Forget-me-not, Field Scorpion-grass
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Myosotis arvensis FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Myosotis arvensis FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Myosotis arvensis 161-07-005 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas
Rare
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name: Yellow-and-blue Scorpion-grass, Changing Forget-me-not
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Myosotis discolor FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Myosotis discolor FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Myosotis discolor 161-07-007 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas, roadsides
Rare
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Blue Scorpion-grass
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Myosotis stricta FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Myosotis stricta FAMILY: Boraginaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Myosotis micrantha 161-07-008 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Waif(s)
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
Virginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Mertensia virginica FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Mertensia virginica FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Mertensia virginica 161-10-001 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Nutrient-rich, moist, alluvial soils of floodplain forests and thickets, also on rich slopes or bluffs over calcareous rocks
Rare
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name: Small Bugloss, Alkanet
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lycopsis arvensis FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Anchusa arvensis FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Non-native: Europe
Common Name: Common Bugloss, Common Alkanet, Bee Bread
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Anchusa officinalis FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Anchusa officinalis FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Prickly Comfrey
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Symphytum asperum FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphytum asperum FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Non-native: the Caucasus
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