borage
Sign in to saveBorage ( 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.
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Borage, also known as starflower, is an annual herb native to the Mediterranean region that belongs to the Boraginaceae flowering plant family. Although it contains trace amounts of potentially harmful compounds called pyrrolizidine alkaloids, some parts of the plant are edible, and its seeds can be processed to produce oil.
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- Chemistry
- Distribution and habitat
- Toxicity
- Uses
- Beverage
- Herbal medicine
- Companion planting
- In culture
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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.
thumb|Borage stem