Genus

Lithospermum (Stoneseeds, puccoons, and gromwells)

Lithospermum californicum. Photo: (c) Michael Kauffmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

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.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Boraginales (Borages)
        Family: Boraginaceae (Borage family)
        Subfamily: Boraginoideae
        Tribe: Lithospermeae
        Genus: Lithospermum (Stoneseeds, puccoons, and gromwells)
        Species: Lithospermum californicum (California stoneseed)

Subtaxa

Species: Lithospermum californicum (California stoneseed)

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