Boraginoideae

Borage ( or ; Borago officinalis), also known as starflower, is an annual herb in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae native to the Mediterranean region. Although the plant contains small amounts of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, some parts are edible and its seeds provide oil.

Borago, or borage, is a genus of five species of herbs native to the Mediterranean, with one species, Borago officinalis, cultivated and naturalized throughout the world.

thumb|300px|Alkanna oreodoxa thumb|300px|Alkanna tinctoria with bright blue flowers thumb|300px|Alkanna aucheriana Alkanna is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Boraginaceae. It includes 66 species native to southern and east-central Europe, western Asia, and North Africa.

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Lappula is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family known generally as stickseeds. They are native to temperate and subtropical regions of the world, including North America, Eurasia, North Africa, South Africa, and southern South America. These are annual herbs producing funnel-shaped flowers and prickly fruits. One of the best known species is the European stickseed, Lappula squarrosa, which is a notorious noxious weed.

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Asperugo procumbens, known as German madwort, is the single species in the monotypic plant genus Asperugo. This plant is native to Europe and temperate parts of Asia but has been introduced elsewhere by humans.

Cerinthe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae, known as honeyworts. The genus is characterised by a calyx made up of separate, rather than fused, sepals, a tubular corolla, and the schizocarpic fruit that divides into two parts at maturity, unlike most members of the family, where the fruit splits into four nutlets. The genus has a circum-Mediterranean distribution, ranging from the Irano-Turanian Region in the east to Morocco in the west.

Nonea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. Sometimes known as monkswort, these are herbaceous perennials or annual plants, native to Europe, Asia and Africa.

Buglossoides is a genus consisting of 15 species of annual or perennial herbs, native to Europe and Asia. They grow naturally in habitats ranging from sunny scrub to rocky slopes and woodland areas. These plants are covered in fine bristles or hairs. The stems are upright or sprawling, branched or unbranched, with simple oval to lance-shaped leaves. The small funnel-shaped flowers have flaring lobes and are usually blue or white. Perennial species that are rhizomatous can become invasive and difficult where conditions are suitable.

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Brunnera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are rhizomatous perennials, native to the woodlands of Eastern Europe and North West Asia. They have hairy leaves and sprays of blue flowers in spring. Numerous cultivars are available, which are valued as groundcover in dappled shade. Some possess variegated foliage. The best known species is B. macrophylla, known as Siberian bugloss.

Arnebia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. There are about 36 species, most are located in the Mediterranean region and eastwards to the Himalayas and northern China, with one species extending into tropical Africa.

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Eritrichium (alpine forget-me-not) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It contains 78 species. Notable members include Eritrichium howardii and Eritrichium nanum.

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

Rochelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. It is also in subtribe Eritrichiinae.

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Boraginoideae is a subfamily of the plant family Boraginaceae ', with about 42 genera. That family is defined in a much broader sense (Boraginaceae ') in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) system of classification for flowering plants. The APG has not specified any subfamilial structure within Boraginaceae s.l.

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

Actinocarya is a small genus of annual herbs in the family Boraginaceae. Species in the genus are found in Pakistan, China, and India.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pentaglottis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It is represented by a single species, Pentaglottis sempervirens, commonly known as green alkanet or evergreen bugloss, and it is one of several related plants known as alkanet. It is a bristly, perennial plant native to southwestern Europe, in northwest Iberia and France.

Myosotidium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. This genus is represented by the single species Myosotidium hortensia, the Chatham Islands lily, giant forget-me-not or Chatham Islands forget-me-not, which is endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. In the Māori language, it is known by the name kopukapuka.

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

Embadium 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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

Decalepidanthus 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.

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

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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.

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

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.