Borago officinalis L.
(Borage)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBorago officinalis (Borage)
GenusBorago (borages)
FamilyBORAGINACEAE (borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Borago officinalis (Borage) :
1: Borago officinalis (Borage)
25 Apr 2019 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
3 plants, in flower
Image 1: Flowering plant Image 2: Flowering plant (2)Image 3: Flowering plant (3)
2: Borago officinalis (Borage)
13 Aug 2009 OSGR: SX37 50° 30’ N, 4° 20’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
Image 1: Calyces - fruiting and one still in budImage 2: Fallen corolla - close-upImage 3: Flower and fruiting calycesImage 4: Flower - close-up - face viewImage 5: Flower - close-up - oblique viewImage 6: Flower - close-up - oblique view (2)Image 7: Flower - close-up - oblique view (3)Image 8: Flower - close-up - reverse viewImage 9: Flower - close-up - side viewImage 10: Flower - freshly opened - close-upImage 11: Flower - freshly opened - close-up (2)Image 12: Flower - freshly opened - close-up (3)Image 13: Flowering shootImage 14: Fruiting calyx - close-upImage 15: Fruiting calyx - close-up (2)Image 16: Fruiting calyx - close-up (3)Image 17: Fruiting calyx - two sepals removed to show seeds within - close-upImage 18: Inflorescences - from aboveImage 19: Inflorescences - from above (2)Image 20: Seeds - close-upImage 21: Stamen cone - close-up - enlarged

Borago officinalis (Borage) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Borago officinalis (Borage)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Borago officinalis (Borage)
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