Family: Boraginaceae
fringed puccoon, narrow-leaved gromwell, narrow-leaved puccoon
[Batschia linearifolia (Goldie) Small, more...]
Merel R. Black
Merel R. Black
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Lithospermum: from Greek lithos, "stone," and sperma, "seed"
Plants: erect, perennial, 4"-20" tall forb with many branches; woody taproot
Leaves: many, long, narrow, grass-like
Flowers: pale yellow, 5-parted, 1/3"-3/4" wide, funnel-shaped, petal lips fringed; inflorescence with short-stalked flowers crowded in the upper leaf axils; blooms May-June
Fruits: white, shiny nutlet with a few pits
Habitat: dry; prairies, barrens; in rocky, sandy soil
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect, perennial, 4"-20" tall forb with many branches; woody taproot
Leaves: many, long, narrow, grass-like
Flowers: pale yellow, 5-parted, 1/3"-3/4" wide, funnel-shaped, petal lips fringed; inflorescence with short-stalked flowers crowded in the upper leaf axils; blooms May-June
Fruits: white, shiny nutlet with a few pits
Habitat: dry; prairies, barrens; in rocky, sandy soil
Conservation Status: Native
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 8 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
Merel R. Black
Robert R. Kowal
Merel R. Black
Theodore S. Cochrane
Merel R. Black
Aaron Carlson
Robert R. Kowal
Christopher Noll
Merel R. Black
Aaron Carlson
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Marcie O'Connor
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Hugh H. Iltis
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Merel R. Black
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