Omphalodes linifolia

Iberodes linifolia, also known as Venus's navelwort, white-flower navelwort and petite bourrache, is an annual species of flowering plant native Southwestern Europe, but has naturalized elsewhere in Europe, North Africa, North America and Chile.[1] The plant is small, growing to 30–40 cm (12–16 in) tall by 15 cm (6 in) wide, with blue-green foliage and tiny white or off-white flowers in Spring and Summer. It is distributed throughout dry open areas in full sun.

Omphalodes linifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Iberodes
Species:
I. linifolia
Binomial name
Iberodes linifolia

The Latin specific epithet linifolia means “with leaves like flax (Linum)”.[2]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

References

  1. "Iberodes linifolia (L.) Serrano, R. Carbajal & S. Ortiz". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
  3. "RHS Plant Selector - Omphalodes linifolia". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 69. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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