Family: Boraginaceae
false gromwell, marble-seed, smooth onosmodium, western false gromwell
[Onosmodium bejariense A.DC.]
Merel R. Black
Corey Raimond
Etymology: Onosmodium: named for likeness to genus Onosma which means "smell of a donkey"
Plants: erect, perennial, 12"-40" tall forb, coarse, roughly hairy throughout; several stems; woody roots
Leaves: many, stalkless, gray-green
Flowers: cream to green, 5-parted, 1/3"-2/3" long, tubular-shaped, hairy outside, lobes 1 1/2 - 2 times as long as wide and with pointed tips, style protruding; inflorescence a helix-shaped, branched cluster (cyme); blooms June-July
Fruits: white, smooth nutlet
Habitat: sun; dry; prairies, woods; in rocky, sandy soil
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect, perennial, 12"-40" tall forb, coarse, roughly hairy throughout; several stems; woody roots
Leaves: many, stalkless, gray-green
Flowers: cream to green, 5-parted, 1/3"-2/3" long, tubular-shaped, hairy outside, lobes 1 1/2 - 2 times as long as wide and with pointed tips, style protruding; inflorescence a helix-shaped, branched cluster (cyme); blooms June-July
Fruits: white, smooth nutlet
Habitat: sun; dry; prairies, woods; in rocky, sandy soil
Conservation Status: Native
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 5 Atlas of the Wisconsin Prairie and Savanna Flora: by T.S. Cochrane & H.H. Iltis: habitat, distribution infomation / flowering and fruiting times USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos
Corey Raimond
Merel R. Black
Corey Raimond
Corey Raimond