Gromwells and Puccoons East of the
Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington
The Genus Lithospermum
Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale
Corn Gromwell, Field Gromwell: Buglossoides arvensis (Synonym: Lithospermum
arvense) - Weedy annuals. Corolla white to bluish-white, the tube 5-8 mm
long and the limb 2-4 mm wide.
Columbia Puccoon, Columbian Puccoon, Puccoon, Western Gromwell, Western Stoneseed: Lithospermum ruderale
(Synonyms: Lithospermum lanceolatum, Lithospermum pilosum, Lithospermum ruderale var. lanceolatum) - Perennials. Corolla yellow or yellowish-green, the tube from 4-7 mm long
and the limb from 8-13 mm wide.
Paul Slichter