[Wildflowers with 5 Petals in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

The Borage Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Boraginaceae

Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

Members of the Borage Family Found in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington:

Fiddlenecks and Tarweeds: The Genus Amsinckia -

Catchweed, German-madwort, Madwort: Asperugo procumbens -

Cryptanths or White Forget-me-nots: The Genus Cryptantha -

Hound's Tongues: The Genus Cynoglossum -

Stickseeds: The Genus Hackelia -

Heliotropes: The Genus Heliotropium -

Western Stickseed, Western Tickweed: Lappula redowski var. redowski (Synonyms: Echinospermum redowskii, Lappula occidentalis var. occidentalis, Lappula redowskii, Lappula redowskii var. desertorum, Lappula redowskii var. occidentalis, Lappula redowskii var. redowskii) - Found in the far eastern Columbia River Gorge (near Umatilla, OR)

Gromwells and Puccoons: The Genus Lithospermum -

Bluebells: The Genus Mertensia -

Forget-me-nots: The Genus Myosotis -

Combseeds: The Genus Pectocarya -

Popcorn Flowers: The Genus Plagiobothrys -

Common Comfrey: Symphytum officinale (Synonyms: Symphytum officinale ssp. uliginosum, Symphytum uliginosum) -

Annual Coldenia, Nuttall's Crinklemat, Nuttall's Coldenia, Rosette Tiquilia: Tiquilia nuttallii (Synonym: Coldenia nuttallii) - Found in the far eastern Columbia River Gorge near Irrigon, OR and Umatilla, OR.


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