Omphalodes linifolia
Omphalodes linifolia | |
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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]
- ↑ "GRIN Taxonomy for plants - Omphalodes linifolia". USDA ARS. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Omphalodes linifolia". Retrieved 27 June 2013.
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