Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
LITHOSPERMUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 132. 1753.
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TYPE: Lithospermum officinale Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 3: 87. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithospermum caroliniense | HAIRY PUCCOON | Native | ||
| Lithospermum incisum | NARROWLEAF GROMWELL | Native | ||
| Lithospermum tuberosum | TUBEROUS GROMWELL | Native | ||
| Lithospermum virginianum | FALSE GROMWELL; WILD JOB'S TEARS | Native |
[Family identification key]
1. Mid-stem leaf blades linear, 0.5-3 mm wide; with cleistogamous and chasmogamous flowers, chasmogamous corolla 15-40 mm long, cleistogamous corolla (0)2-6 mm long
1. Mid-stem leaf blade linear-lanceolate, lanceolate, ovate, to obovate, 3.5-20 mm wide; flowers chasmogamous, corolla 4-25 mm long
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2. Leaf blade lateral veins not readily apparent; corolla heterostylous
2. Leaf blade with conspicuous lateral veins extending through much of the blade length; corolla not heterostylous
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3. Fleshy fusiform roots several at the base of the plant; corolla 4-7 mm long, lobes spreading, style 2-3 mm long, included
3. Mostly one taproot at the base of the plant; corolla 8-14 mm long, lobes erect to appressed, style 10-19 mm long, exserted
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batschia | TYPE: Batschia caroliniensis J. F. Gmelin | ||
| Cyphorima | Cyphorima Rafinesque, Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 4: 191, 357. 1819. | TYPE: Lithospermum latifolium Michaux | |
| Lasiarrhenum | Lasiarrhenum I. M. Johnston, Contr. Gray Herb. 70: 15. 1924. | TYPE: Lasiarrhenum strigosum (Kunth) I. M. Johnston 1924. (Onosma strigosum Kunth 1818.) | |
| Macromeria | Macromeria D. Don, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 13: 239. 1832. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Nomosa | Nomosa I. M. Johnston, J. Arnold Arbor. 35: 24. 1954. | TYPE: Nomosa rosei I. M. Johnston 1954. | |
| Onosmodium | Onosmodium Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 132, t. 15. 1803. | TYPE: Onosmodium hispidum Michaux 1803, nom. illegit. (Lithospermum virginianum Linnaeus 1753; Onosmodium virginianum (Linnaeus) de Candolle 1846.) Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 3: 90. 1913. | |
| Osmodium | Osmodium Rafinesque, Med. Repos., ser. 2. 5: 352. 1808. | TYPE: = Onosmodium Michaux 1803. | |
| Pentalophus | Pentalophus Alph. de Candolle, in de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 86. 1846. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Perittostema | Perittostema I. M. Johnston, J. Arnold Arbot. 35: 30. 1954. | TYPE: Perittostema pinetorum (I. M. Johnston) I. M. Johnston 1954. (Lasiarrhenumn pinetorum I. M. Johnston 1935.) | |
| Psilolaemus | Psilolaemus I. M. Johnston, J. Arnold Arbor. 35: 33. 1954. | Psilolaemus revolutus (B. L. Robinson) I. M. Johnston 1954. (Lithospermum revolutum B. L. Robinson 1892.) | |
| Purshia | Purshia Sprengel, Anleit. Kenntn. Gew., ed. 2. 2: 450. 1817, non Rafinesque 1815, nec de Candolle ex Poiret 1816. | TYPE: = Onosmodium Michaux 1803. | |
| Ulugbekia | Ulubgekia Zakirov, Fl. Uzbekistan 5: 632. 1961. | TYPE: Ulugbekia tschimganica (B. Fedtschenko) Zakirov 1961. (Lithospermum tschimganicum B. Fedtschenko 1906.) |