''Onosma'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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Boraginaceae
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The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single family of the order ...
. They are
native
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to the
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and
western Asia
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. They grow in dry, sunny
habitat
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s with rocky, sandy substrates.
[Koyuncu, O., et al. (2013)]
A new ''Onosma'' (Boraginaceae) species from central Anatolia, Turkey.
''Plant Syst Evol'' Some are popular as
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plants.
[Hammerton, John Alexander (1920). ''Harmsworth's Household Encyclopedia''. Harmsworth Encyclopedias.]
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s of the number of
species
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in the genus range from about 85
[''Onosma''.]
Flora of Pakistan. or 88
[Aytaç, Z., and Z. Türkmen. (2011)]
A new ''Onosma'' L.(Boraginaceae) species from southern Anatolia, Turkey.
''Turk. J. Bot'' 35, 269-74. to 150.
[Kandemir, A. and Z. Türkmen. (2010)]
A new species of ''Onosma'' (Boraginaceae) from eastern Turkey.
''Turk J Bot'' 34 277-82. The systematics
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are unclear and the group is in need of study and revision.[
]
Selected species
* '' Onosma adenopus''
* '' Onosma affinis''
* '' Onosma aksoyii''[
* '']Onosma alborosea
''Onosma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. They grow in dry, sunny habitats with rocky, sandy substrates.Koyuncu, O., et al. (2013)A new ''Onosma'' (Boraginaceae) s ...
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* ''Onosma album
''Onosma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. They grow in dry, sunny habitats with rocky, sandy substrates.Koyuncu, O., et al. (2013)A new ''Onosma'' (Boraginaceae) s ...
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* ''Onosma apiculatum
''Onosma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. They grow in dry, sunny habitats with rocky, sandy substrates.Koyuncu, O., et al. (2013)A new ''Onosma'' (Boraginaceae) s ...
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* ''Onosma arenaria
''Onosma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. They grow in dry, sunny habitats with rocky, sandy substrates.Koyuncu, O., et al. (2013)A new ''Onosma'' (Boraginaceae) s ...
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* ''Onosma atila-ocakii
''Onosma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. They grow in dry, sunny habitats with rocky, sandy substrates.Koyuncu, O., et al. (2013)A new ''Onosma'' (Boraginaceae) s ...
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* '']Onosma aucheranum
''Onosma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. They grow in dry, sunny habitats with rocky, sandy substrates.Koyuncu, O., et al. (2013)A new ''Onosma'' (Boraginaceae) s ...
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* ''Onosma beyazoglui
''Onosma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. They grow in dry, sunny habitats with rocky, sandy substrates.Koyuncu, O., et al. (2013)A new ''Onosma'' (Boraginaceae) s ...
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* '']Onosma borysthenica
''Onosma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. They grow in dry, sunny habitats with rocky, sandy substrates.Koyuncu, O., et al. (2013)A new ''Onosma'' (Boraginaceae) s ...
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* ''Onosma bourgaei
''Onosma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. They grow in dry, sunny habitats with rocky, sandy substrates.Koyuncu, O., et al. (2013)A new ''Onosma'' (Boraginaceae) s ...
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* ''Onosma bracteatum
''Onosma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. They grow in dry, sunny habitats with rocky, sandy substrates.Koyuncu, O., et al. (2013)A new ''Onosma'' (Boraginaceae) s ...
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* ''Onosma bubanii
''Onosma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. They grow in dry, sunny habitats with rocky, sandy substrates.Koyuncu, O., et al. (2013)A new ''Onosma'' (Boraginaceae) s ...
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* '' Onosma bulbotrichum''
* '' Onosma canescens''
* '' Onosma cassium''
* '' Onosma caucasica''
* '' Onosma caerulescens''
* '' Onosma cingulatum''
* '' Onosma confertum''
* '' Onosma decastichum''
* '' Onosma dalmatica''
* '' Onosma dicedens''
* '' Onosma dichroantha''
* '' Onosma echioides''
* '' Onosma elegantissimum''
* '' Onosma erectum''
* '' Onosma exsertum''
* '' Onosma farreri''
* '' Onosma fastigiata''
* '' Onosma fistulosum''
* '' Onosma frutescens''
* '' Onosma fruticosum''
* '' Onosma gigantea''
* '' Onosma glomeratum''
* '' Onosma glmelinii''
* '' Onosma graeca''
* '' Onosma helvetica''
* '' Onosma hispidum''
* '' Onosma hookeri''
* '' Onosma irritans''
* '' Onosma isauricum''
* '' Onosma javorkae''
* '' Onosma kaheirei''
* '' Onosma lijiangense''
* '' Onosma liui''
* '' Onosma luquanense''
* '' Onosma maaikangense''
* '' Onosma macrochaeta''
* '' Onosma mertensioides''
* '' Onosma molle''
* '' Onosma multiramaosum''
* '' Onosma nangqenense''
* '' Onosma nanum''
* '' Onosma orientalis''
* '' Onosma paniculatum''
* '' Onosma polioxanthum''
* '' Onosma polychroma''
* '' Onosma pseudoarenaria''
* '' Onosma rascheyana''
* '' Onosma rigida''
* '' Onosma setosa''
* '' Onosma simplicissimum''
* '' Onosma sinicum''
* '' Onosma stelluata''
* '' Onosma straussii''
* '' Onosma stridii''
* '' Onosma taurica''
* '' Onosma tenuiflora''
* '' Onosma tornensis''
* '' Onosma tricerosperma''
* '' Onosma troodi''
* '' Onosma visianii''
* '' Onosma waddellii''
* '' Onosma waltonii''
* '' Onosma wardii''
* '' Onosma yajiangense''
* '' Onosma zayueense''
Notes
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Boraginaceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus