corn gromwell
Search
Wikipedia
| Lithospermum arvense | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Lithospermum |
| Species: |
L. arvense
|
| Binomial name | |
|
Lithospermum arvense | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Buglossoides arvensis (L.) I.M.Johnst. | |
Lithospermum arvense, the field gromwell, corn gromwell, or bastard alkanet, is a flowering plant of the family Boraginaceae. It is also known as Buglossoides arvensis.[1]
It is native to Europe and Asia, as far north as Korea, Japan and Russia, and as far south as Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.[1] It is known in other places as an introduced species, including much of North America and Australia.[2][3] The European Union has granted the refined oil of the seed of Buglossoides arvensis novel food status and some farmers are growing it.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Lithospermum arvense Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 132. 1753". Flora of China.
- ^ USDA Plants Profile
- ^ "Buglossoides arvensis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ Nosowitz, Dan (19 November 2015). "What Is This Weird Weed, and Why Are Farmers and Health Nuts So Into It?". Modern Farmer. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lithospermum arvense. |
 |
This Asterid article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |