Boraginales genera

Heliotropium is a genus of flowering plants with around 325 species commonly known as heliotropes. They are highly toxic to dogs and cats, as well as to humans.

Phacelia (phacelia, scorpionweed, heliotrope) is a genus of about 200 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the family Hydrophyllaceae, native to North and South America. California is particularly rich in species with over 90 recorded in the region.

Cordia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cordiaceae. It contains 228 species of shrubs and trees, that are found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Many of the species are commonly called manjack, while '''''' may refer to several Central American species in Spanish.

thumb|Nemophila at Hitachi Seaside Park Nemophila is a genus found in the flowering plant family Hydrophyllaceae.

Ehretia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ehretiaceae. It contains 66 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. The generic name honors German botanical illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708–1770).

Hydrophyllum is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Hydrophyllaceae. It consists of ten species, all of which are native to North America.

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Eriodictyon is a genus of plants known by the common name yerba santa within the family Namaceae. They are distributed throughout the southwestern United States and Mexico.

Wellstedia is a genus of flowering plants traditionally included in the family Boraginaceae s.l., but placed in its own family, Wellstediaceae, within the order Boraginales, by the Boraginales Working Group. It is the only genus in the family.

thumb|Wigandia urens, also known as "chichicastle manso" in Mexico. Wigandia is a genus of flowering plants within the family Namaceae. They are found mainly in Central America and South America, though one or two species are found as far north as the United States. Some are grown as ornamental plants and will flourish in most Mediterranean or temperate regions. The genus is named for Johann Wigand (c. 1523–1587), German Lutheran cleric and theologian, and Bishop of Pomesania.

Hoplestigma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hoplestigmataceae. It is the only genus in the family. It has also been placed in the family Boraginaceae s.l. Its two species are native to Cameroon, Gabon, Ivory Coast and Liberia in western tropical Africa.

Hesperochiron is a small genus of plants in the waterleaf family containing two species native to western North America. These are thick-rooted perennial herbs growing in squat patches at ground level and producing bluish-white flowers with yellow throats. They grow in wet areas such as seepy meadows.

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Lepidocordia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ehretiaceae.

Varronia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cordiaceae. The genus was resurrected from Cordia in 2007. Varronia species are found throughout Latin America (except Chile and Patagonia), the Caribbean, and in the US states of Texas and Florida.

Romanzoffia is a genus of flowering plants in the waterleaf family Hydrophyllaceae. Its species are known as mistmaids or mistmaidens. There are 5 species which are native to western North America from California north to Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. Mistmaids may be annual or perennial and low patchy herbs to small bushes, depending on species. They bear attractive bell-shaped white flowers that make them desirable as ornamentals in the appropriate climates.

The genus Pholisma consists of three species of desert-dwelling, primarily subterranean plants. Pholisma belongs to the family Lennoaceae. (It may also be placed in a broadly circumscribed family Boraginaceae s.l.)

Bourreria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ehretiaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as strongbark or strongback. The generic name was chosen by Patrick Browne to honour German pharmacist Johann Ambrosius Beurer. The genus is native to the tropical Americas and to eastern Africa and Madagascar. American species are distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and in the Caribbean and Florida in the United States. The center of diversity is in the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico. The eastern African species range from Ethiopia to Mozambique and to Madagascar,

Eucrypta is a genus of flowering plants containing only two species. The genus name Eucrypta means "well-hidden", which refers to the seeds being "hidden" in the small green bristled fruits. The two species are known generally as hideseeds. They are both native to the southwestern United States. These are small, weedy-looking annual plants with sticky, aromatic green foliage. The leaves are strongly lobed and look somewhat like fern fronds. Some plants have very few leaves and are mostly stems bearing flowers and fruits. The small flowers are bell-shaped and may be white or a light shade of pi

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Rochefortia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ehretiaceae.

Pholistoma is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Hydrophyllaceae. Species are known generally as fiestaflowers. There are three species, all native to a section of western North America between Oregon and Baja California. They are fleshy annual herbs producing angled bristly or prickly stems with several brittle branches. The deeply lobed, bristly leaves are borne on winged petioles that clasp the stem at their bases. The plants bear rotate flowers in shades of blue, purple, or white depending on species.

Tiquilia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ehretiaceae. The 28 species in this genus are known by the common name crinklemat. They are native to the Western Hemisphere and are mostly found in desert regions.

Halgania is a genus of small shrubs in the family Ehretiaceae. The genus comprises about 20 species that are endemic to Australia. Halgania is named for Emmanuel Halgan, a vice-admiral in the French Navy.

Keraunea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ehretiaceae.

Euploca is an almost cosmopolitan genus of plants with 168 species.