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Borago officinalis L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl.: 137.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Boraginales
family
Boraginaceae
genus
Borago
species
Borago officinalis

Name

Synonyms
Borago advena Gilib.
Borago aspera Gilib.
Borago hortensis L.
Borago officinalis var. alba Gray
Borago officinalis var. coerulea Alef.
Borago officinalis var. lilacina Alef.
Borago officinalis var. saxicola Rouy
Borago officinalis var. stenopetala Ducell. & Maire
Borago officinalis var. variegata Alef.
Borago vulgaris Hill
Borrago officinalis L.
Homonyms
Borago officinalis L.
Common names
Almindelig hjulkrone in Danish
Armeniskt björnbär in Swedish
Bara Gwenyn in Welsh
Beebread in English
Beebread in English
Beeplant in English
Beeplant in English
Bernagie in Dutch
Blodau Baill in Welsh
Borage in English
Borage in English
Borage in English
Borage in English
Boraja in Spanish
Boražina in English
Boretsch in German
Borraggine comune in Italian
Borragine in Italian
Borragine comune in Italian
Borragine comune in Italian
Borragine comune in Italian
Borraina in Catalan–Valencian
Borraxe in Galician
Borretsch in German
Borretsch in German
Borretsch in German
Borretsch in German
Borretsch in German
Borráiste gorm in Irish
Borstbjörnbär in Swedish
Borágó in Hungarian
Bourrache officinale in French
Bourrache officinale in French
Bourrache officinale in French
Bourrache officinale in French
Bronwerth in Welsh
Chikh Lavqul in language.
Common Borage in English
Common Borage in English
Common borage in English
Common borage in English
Didrist in Welsh
Echter Borretsch in German
Garten-Boretsch in German
Garten-Boretsch in German
Garten-Borretsch (DE); Borage (EN); Borraja (ES) in language.
Garten-Borretsch (DE); Borage (EN); Borraja (ES) in language.
Glesyn Cyffredin in Welsh
Gurkenkraut in German
Gurkenkraut in German

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  3. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  4. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  5. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021sc), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=BOOF
  6. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
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