Omphalodes linifolia

Omphalodes linifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: (unplaced)
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Boraginoideae
Genus: Omphalodes
Species: O. linifolia
Binomial name
Omphalodes linifolia
L.

Omphalodes linifolia, also known as Venus's navelwort, white-flower navelwort and petite bourrache, is an annual species of flowering plant native to Africa and Southwestern Europe,[1] in dry open areas in full sun. The plant is small, growing to 30–40 cm (12–16 in) tall by 15 cm (6 in) wide, with blue-green foliage and tiny white or off-white flowers in Spring and Summer.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

  1. "GRIN Taxonomy for plants - Omphalodes linifolia". USDA ARS. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  2. "RHS Plant Selector - Omphalodes linifolia". Retrieved 27 June 2013.
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