Boraginaceae genera

Pectocarya is a plant genus of about 15 species in the family Boraginaceae. Plants in this genus are known generally as combseeds. They are small annual plants which bear tiny white flowers no more than 3 millimeters in diameter. Their fruits are nutlets which often have small projections that look like the teeth of a comb, hence their common name. The nutlets usually come in clusters of four. These plants are found mainly in western North America.

Moritzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.

Trachystemon is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. The only species is Trachystemon orientalis, commonly known as Abraham-Isaac-Jacob or early-flowering borage.

Suchtelenia is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Boraginaceae. It contains six species native to western Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and southern European Russia.

Gyrocaryum is a genus of plant in family Boraginaceae. It contains a single species, Gyrocaryum oppositifolium, which is endemic to Spain. The genus and species were described by Spanish botanist Benito Valdés in 1983. It was considered to be extinct in Andalucía until a population was found in 2025.

Mimophytum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. The species are native to northeastern Mexico and adjacent areas of Texas, United States. They are similar to the closely related genus Omphalodes but a distinct group.

Cynoglossopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.

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Nogalia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. The only species is Nogalia drepanophylla.

Amblynotus rupestris is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Boraginaceae. It is the sole species in genus Amblynotus. It is a subshrub native to Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, Mongolia, southern Siberia, and northern China.

Anoplocaryum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.

Neatostema is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. The only species is Neatostema apulum.

Chionocharis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.

Pseudomertensia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are perennial herbs with blue or bluish purple flowers. Their natural range is from Iran to the Himalayas. None have been found in China or Russia. P. echioides, and the type species for the genus, P. elongata, are occasionally cultivated as ornamentals.

Trigonocaryum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. It contains a single species, Trigonocaryum involucratum, which is endemic to the Caucasus.

Johnstonella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.

Myriopus is a genus of flowering plants in the borage and forget-me-not family Boraginaceae (or Heliotropiaceae). Species in the genus are native to Latin America, the Caribbean, and Florida.

Podonosma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.

Mairetis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. It only contains one known species, Mairetis microsperma (Boiss.) I.M.Johnst.

Stenosolenium is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. The only species is Stenosolenium saxatile.

Cystostemon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.

Decalepidanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.

Ancistrocarya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.

Ogastemma is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. The only species is Ogastemma pusillum.

Dasynotus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae, it only contains one known species, Dasynotus daubenmirei I.M.Johnst..

Greeneocharis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. There are two species, and it has a disjunct distribution in the western United States and northwestern Mexico in North America and western Argentina in southern South America. It is part of subtribe of Amsinckiinae.

Microparacaryum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It includes four species ranging from the eastern Mediterranean and Eritrea to the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the western Himalayas.

Moltkiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. The only species is Moltkiopsis ciliata.

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Heliocarya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. It includes two species of perennials native to Iran. Heliocarya actinobole – central Iran Heliocarya monandra – central and south-central Iran

Ivanjohnstonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. The only species is Ivanjohnstonia jaunsariensis Its native range is the Western Himalaya.

Hormuzakia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to central and eastern Mediterranean. The genus was established by Mihail Gușuleac in 1923.

Huynhia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae, from Asia.

Pontechium maculatum is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It is the sole species in genus Pontechium. It is a biennial native to parts of Europe and western Asia, ranging from Poland and Austria through the Balkans and Ukraine to eastern European Russia, the Caucasus, Turkey, and Turkmenistan.

Brachybotrys is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. Its only species is Brachybotrys paridiformis.

Antiotrema dunnianum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Boraginaceae. It is the sole species in genus Antiotrema. It is a perennial native to southern China, ranging from southwestern Sichuan to western Guangxi.

Oreocarya (perennial cat's-eye) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. There are about 63 species and its native range extends from western and central Canada, through western United States to north Mexico. It is part of subtribe of Amsinckiinae.