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Boraginaceae

Boraginaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Family:Boraginaceae
Genera
Actinocarya
Adelocaryum
Afrotysonia
Alkanna (alkanets)
Amblynotus
Amphibologyne
Amsinckia (fiddlenecks)
Anchusa (bugloss)
Ancistrocarya
Anoplocaryum
Antiotrema
Antiphytum (saucerflower)
Arnebia
Asperugo (madwort)
Auxemma
Borago (borage)
Bothriospermum
Bourreria (strongback)
Brachybotrys
Brunnera
Buglossoides
Caccinia
Carmona (scorpionbush)
Cerinthe
Chionocharis
Choriantha
Cordia Craniospermum
Cryptantha
Cynoglossopsis
Cynoglossum
Cynoglottis
Cysostemon
Dasynotus
Decalepidanthus
Echiochilon
Echiostachys
Echium
Ehretia (anacuas)
Elizaldia
Embadium
Eritrichium (alpine forget-me-not)
Gastrocotyle
Gyrocaryum
Hackelia (stickseed)
Halacsya
Heliocarya
Heliotropium (heliotrope)
Heterocaryum
Huynhia
Ivanjohnstonia
Ixorhea
Lacaitaea
Lappula
Lasiarrhenum
Lasiocaryum
Lepechiniella
Lepidocordia
Lindelophia
Lithodora
Lithospermum
Lobostemon
Macromeria
Maharanga
Mairetis
Mattiastrum
Mertensia (bluebells)
Metaeritrichium
Microcaryum
Microula
Mimophytum
Moltkia
Moltkiopsis
Moritzia
Myosotidium
Myosotis (forget-me-nots)
Neatostema
Nesocaryum
Nogalia
Nomosa
Nonea (monkswort)
Ogastemma
Omphalodes (navelwort)
Omphalolappula
Omphalotrigonotis
Onosma
Onosmodium
Oxyosmyles
Paracaryum
Pardoglossum
Patagonula
Pectocarya
Pentaglottis
Perittostema
Plagiobothrys (popcornflower)
Pseudomertensia
Psilolaemus
Pteleocarpa
Pulmonaria
Rindera
Rochefortia
Rochelia
Rotula
Saccellium
Scapicephalus
Selkirkia
Sericostoma
Sinojohnstonia
Solenanthus
Stenosolenium
Stephanocaryum
Suchtelenia
Symphytum (comfreys)
Thaumatocaryum
Thyrocarpus
Tianschaniella
Tiquilia
Tournefortia (soldierbush)
Trachelanthus
Trachystemon
Trichodesma
Trigonocaryum
Trigonotis
Ulugbekia
Valentiniella

Boraginaceae is commonly known as the borage family after one of its members. It includes a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totalling about 2,000 species in 100 genera found worldwide. A number of familiar plants belong to this family.

The Boraginaceae belong among the asterid group including the orders Gentianales, Lamiales, and Solanales, but their exact position is still uncertain. Under the older Cronquist system they were included in the Lamiales.

Most though not all members of this family have hairy leaves.

Species:

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