Family: Boraginaceae
fringed puccoon, narrow-leaved gromwell, narrow-leaved puccoon
[Batschia linearifolia (Goldie) Small, more...]
Robert R. Kowal
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
Dry disturbed open ground and sandy or gravelly calcareous soil on hillsides, bluffs, dry prairies, old fields, and rarely along railroads. Later in the season, this species produces small cleistogamous flowers that yield abundant nutlets; none of our other species display this phenomenon. Mostly confined to the Driftless Area, but also presence in the dry prairies of the Southern Kettle Moraine area.
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
Merel R. Black
Merel R. Black
Theodore S. Cochrane
Merel R. Black
Merel R. Black
Aaron Carlson
Aaron Carlson
Marcie O'Connor
Aaron Carlson
Hugh H. Iltis
Merel R. Black
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Deb Roe
