Boraginaceae

Lappula Moench

First published in Methodus: 416 (1794)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Eurasia to Arabian Peninsula, N. & S. Africa, W. Canada to N. Mexico, S. South America.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, Egypt, France, Free State, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Magadan, Manchuria, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Nepal, Nevada, New Mexico, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, NW. Balkan Pen., Oklahoma, Oman, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yukon

Introduced into:

Belgium, Denmark, District of Columbia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Kentucky, KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Northern Provinces, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sicilia, South Carolina, Venezuela, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1931 Burchell [1669] South Africa K000418887 Unknown Type Material No
Stocks, J.E. [968] Afghanistan K000895902 Unknown Type Material Yes
Guest, E.R. [1900] Iraq K004389890 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [55750] Iran K004389881 Yes
Podlech, D. [20543] Afghanistan K004389882 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [1085] Afghanistan K000895747 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffiths, W. [548] Afghanistan K000895904 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hikmat Abbas-al-Ani; Barkley, F.A. [7014] Iraq K004389913 Yes
Guest, E.R. [1900] Iraq K004389887 Yes
Stocks, J.E. [893] Afghanistan K000895748 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rawi, A. [15100] Iraq K004389886 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [51466] Iran K004389880 Yes
Griffith, W. [546] Afghanistan K000895746 Type Yes
Kotschy, T.; {Ed. Hohenacker} [s.n.] K004389889 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [33306] Afghanistan K004389883 Yes
[Vesenmeyer] [s.n.] K004389872 Yes
Hooker (Dr.) [s.n.] Morocco K004389933 Yes
Stocks, J.E. [s.n.] Afghanistan K000895903 Unknown Type Material Yes
Koie, M. [2195] Afghanistan K004389885 Yes
[A.V.M. Ludlow Hewitt] [1073] Iraq K004389888 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [169] Afghanistan K004389884 Yes
Parris, B.S. [75552] Iran K004389879 Yes
Stocks, J.E. [877] Iran K000895749 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stocks, J.E. [893] Iran K000895750 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0