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Borago officinalis L.

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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Boraginales
family
Boraginaceae
genus
Borago
species
Borago officinalis

Name

Synonyms
Borago advena Gilib.
Borago aspera Gilib.
Borago hortensis L.
Borrago officinalis L.
Homonyms
Borago officinalis L.
Common names
Almindelig hjulkrone in Danish
Armeniskt björnbär in Swedish
Borage in English
Borage in English
Boretsch in German
Borraja in Spanish
Borretsch in German
Borretsch in German
Borretsch in German
Borstbjörnbär in Swedish
Common borage in English
Common borage in English
Echter Borretsch in German
Garten-Boretsch in German
Gurkenkraut in German
Gurkenkraut in German
Hjulkrone in Danish
Hjulkrone in Danish
Hodan in Turkish
Sammetsbjörnbär in Swedish
Smalbjörnbär in Swedish
Vaistinė agurklė in Lithuanian
agurkurt in Norwegian Bokmål
agurkurt in Nynorsk, Norwegian
beebread in English
beeplant in English
borage in English
boragem in Portuguese
boragine in Italian
borandella in Italian
borraja in Spanish
borák lékařský in Czech
bourrache in French
brutnák lékařský in Czech
common borage in English
einjähriger Borretsch in German
gurkört in Swedish
gurkört in Swedish
harilik kurgirohi in Estonian
kerti borágó in Hungarian
rohtopurasruoho in Finnish
rohtopurasruoho in Swedish
starflower in English
talewort in English
Bernagie in Dutch
Borage in English
bourrache officinale in French
common borage in English
gurkört in Swedish
Bara Gwenyn in Welsh

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. Karlsson (2004-03-19 00:00:00) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter
  3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021sc), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=BOOF
  4. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021sc), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=BOOF
  5. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
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