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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Boraginaceae
Lithospermum officinale L.
common gromwell, European gromwell
Lithospermum: from Greek lithos, "stone," and sperma, "seed"
officinale: Latin generally meaning "of the shops" or "sold in the marketplace" or "official"
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, up to 3' tall forb, usually with many branches |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/4" long or less, funnel-shaped; solitary from the crowded, upper leaf axils; blooms May-Aug. |
| Fruit: | nutlets egg-shaped, white to light brown, shiny, either smooth or with some pits  |
| Leaf: | mostly stalkless or with very short stalks, lance-like, 1/4"-2/3" wide with 2-3 prominent veins on each side |
| Habitat: | disturbed areas |
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