Boraginaceae

Lithospermum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 132 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. & Subtropical to Tropical Mountains.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Louisiana, Malawi, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Namibia, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Argentina South, Maine, New Brunswick, Vermont

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.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 64 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl.: 132 (1753)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • I.M. Johnston in Journ. Arn. Arb. 33: 299–365 (1952)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 64 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 132 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 Rico, L.; Arevshatyan, I.; Rukhkyan, N. [1734] Armenia K000297311 No
Peter, A. [52316] Tanzania K001560344 Yes
Bove, N. [244] Yemen K001553519 Yes
Fernández Casas, F.J. [11078] Argentina K005007261 No
Nelson, E.W. [6314] Mexico K005007237 No
Wright, C. [1560] K005007235 No
Gentry, H.S. [2386] Mexico K005007236 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K005007275 No
Baker, C.F. [556] United States K001085959 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Liun] [s.n.] K005007273 No
Palmer, E. [900] Mexico K005007234 No
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] K005007276 No
Atha, D.E.; Khutsishvili, M.; Siukaev, T. [4169] Georgia K005006502 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 941] India K001110363 Unknown Type Material Yes
Palmer, E. [897] Mexico K005007238 No
[W. Gong] [s.n.] K005007277 No
Platt, J.W.O. [s.n.] Greece K005006500 Yes
Turczaninow, N.S. [s.n.] K001085980 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-32463.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 941] India K001110364 Unknown Type Material Yes
Palmer, E. [899] Mexico K005007240 No
Coode, M.J.E.; Jones, B.M.G. [1487] Türkiye K005006504 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005007274 No
Maitland, D. (Mrs) [50] Libya K005006505 Yes
Fischer, F.E.L. [s.n.] K001085981 Unknown Type Material Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [109] Greece K005006501 Yes
Coulter (Dr.) [1050] Mexico K005007239 No
Atha, D.E.; Khutsishvili, M.; Siukaev, T.; Borris, R.; Abdaladze, O. [4334] Georgia K005006503 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005007279 No
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000418844 Unknown Type Material No
Jan 1, 1927 Graham [256] Mexico Macromeria K000478258 Type Yes
Galeotti [1472] Mexico Macromeria K000478550 Unknown Type Material Yes
Galeotti, H. [1917] Mexico Macromeria K000478257 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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