Family: Boraginaceae
bastard-alkanet, corn gromwell
[Lithospermum arvense L.]
Robert Bierman
Kurt Stüber
Etymology: Buglossoides: like Bugloss
Plants: erect, annual, 4"-32" tall forb
Flowers: white, 5-parted, 1/4" long; solitary in crowded, upper leaf axils; blooms May-July
Habitat: disturbed
Conservation Status: Introduced - locally established
Plants: erect, annual, 4"-32" tall forb
Flowers: white, 5-parted, 1/4" long; solitary in crowded, upper leaf axils; blooms May-July
Habitat: disturbed
Conservation Status: Introduced - locally established
USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Dan Tenaglia's The Missouri Flora: Fabulous photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leave arrangement key. Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada" Illinois Wildflowers: Wonderful photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leaf arrangement key
Kurt Stüber