Malheur Experiment Station

Borage

Borage

Latin: Boraginaceae

Plants in the Borage Family by Scientific Name

Amsinckia intermedia Common Names fiddleneck Family Borage Flower Color Yellow or Purple Plant Type Herb Short Description Hay containing fiddleneck is poisonous to livestock Weed Can be

Amsinckia retrorsa Common Names rigid fiddleneck Family Borage Flower Color Goldenrod Location Lower Owyhee River, OR Native No Weed Yes

Asperugo procumbens Common Names catchweed Family Borage Location Council, ID Native No

Cryptantha circumscissa Common Names matted cryptantha Family Borage Flower Color White Plant Type Herb Watershed Owyhee

Cryptantha glomerata Common Names cryptantha Family Borage Flower Color White Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Cryptantha sp. Common Names cryptantha Family Borage Flower Color White Plant Type Shrub

Hackelia micrantha Common Names blue stickseed, Jessica sticktight Family Borage Flower Color Light Blue Elevation 5000' Location Jenkins Rd. north of Weiser ID Native Yes

Heliotropium curassavicum L. Common Names salt heliotrope Family Borage Plant Type Shrub Native Yes

Lappula velutina Common Names stickseed, wild forget-me-not Family Borage Flower Color Blue Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Lithospermum arvense Common Names corn gromwell Family Borage Flower Color White Location Mann Creek, ID Native No

Lithospermum ruderale Common Names puccoon, wayside gromwell Family Borage Flower Color Yellowish Plant Type Herb Location Mann Creek, ID, McCall, ID, Road to Lookout Mountain, OR Native Yes Weed No

Mertensia longfloria Common Names long-flowered bluebell Family Borage Flower Color Blue Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Mertensia platyphylla Common Names broad-leaf bluebells Family Borage Flower Color Blue Plant Type Herb Location Council, ID, McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No