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Species from Borage Family, Boraginaceae: 24
Borage Family, Boraginaceae
The Borage family (also called Forget-me-not family) is quite large in both a global and a Finnish context; it has around 150 genera and almost 2,500 species across the globe. The Finnish statistics are somewhat smaller with 15 genera and around 30 species, all of them herb-stemmed flowering plants, but globally the family also includes bushes and trees. In Finland the family’s most abundant and well-known genus is Myosotis, which has become a symbol of ever-lasting love and fidelity. It contains 9 species and in many languages its name refers to being remembered.
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Anchusa arvensis
Small Bugloss
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Anchusa officinalis
Alkanet
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Asperugo procumbens
Madwort
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Borago officinalis
Borage
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Buglossoides arvensis
Corn Gromwell
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Cynoglossum officinale
Hound's-tongue
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Echium vulgare
Viper's Bugloss
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Lappula deflexa
Deflexed Bur Forget-me-not
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Lappula squarrosa
Bur Forget-me-not