''Onosma'' is a

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s in the

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Boraginaceae Boraginaceae, the borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees and herbs in 146, to 156 genera with a worldwide distribution. The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single family of the or ...

. They are

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to the

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and

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. They grow in dry, sunny

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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 rock garden plants.Hammerton, John Alexander (1920). ''Harmsworth's Household Encyclopedia''. Harmsworth Encyclopedias.

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s of the number of

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in the genus range from about 85''Onosma''.
Flora of Pakistan. or 88Aytaç, 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 are unclear and the group is in need of study and revision. Onosma alborosea 3

Onosma visianii (Dalmatien-Lotwurz) IMG 8025

Selected species

* '' Onosma adenopus'' * '' Onosma affinis'' * '' Onosma aksoyii'' * '' Onosma alborosea'' * '' Onosma album'' * ''

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 ...

'' * '' 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

{{Taxonbar, from=Q571166 Boraginaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus