Lithospermum
Sign in to saveLithospermum is a genus of plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. The genus is distributed nearly worldwide, but most are native to the Americas and the center of diversity is in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Species are known generally as gromwells or stoneseeds.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBoraginales
- FamilyBoraginaceae
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- Parent taxon
- Boraginaceae
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Lithospermum is a genus of plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. The genus is distributed nearly worldwide, but most are native to the Americas and the center of diversity is in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Species are known generally as gromwells or stoneseeds.
==Taxonomy== Plants of the World Online currently accepts 84 species. Other sources accept about 50 to 60 species in the genus. A 2009 molecular study showed that the genus Onosmodium is included within Lithospermum.