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Buglossoides arvensis

Buglossoides arvensis (L.) I.M. Johnst.

corn gromwell, corn-gromwell

Synonym(s): Lithospermum arvense
Buglossoides arvensis (Corn Gromwell)
Image ID: 33259
Image by: Baskauf, Steven
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: BUAR3
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Buglossoides arvensis
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2017-12-09

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: BUGLO
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Buglossoides
GENUS AUTHORITY: Moench
GENUS COMMON: Buglossoides
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 7 species, herbs or shrubs, of temperate Eurasia.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Al-Shehbaz (1991)=Z.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: BORAGI
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Boraginaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Borage Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 155 genera and ca. 3200 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, nearly cosmopolitan (Al-Shehbaz 1991).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Nazaire & Hufford (2012); Ferguson (1998); Diane, Förther, & Hilger (2002); Hilger & Diane (2003); Al-Shehbaz (1991)=Z throughout the family; Wilson (1960a); Constance (1963). Key to genera based on RAB, C, and Z. [see also EHRETIACEAE, HELIOTROPIACEAE, HYDROLEACEAE, and HYDROPHYLLACEAE]

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO: An erect annual or biennial that, though native to temperate Eurasia, is now widespread in North America along roadsides and in dry disturbed areas and sandy fields.
STEMS: Stem slender, simple to sparsely branched, with stiff, close-pressed hairs pointing in one direction.
LEAVES: Leaves alternate, sessile, linear to lance-shaped, to 1 1/2 in. long, with a single prominent vein.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Flowers are nearly sessile in axils of upper leaves, white to bluish, about 1/4 in. long, funnel-shaped, 5 parted, the corolla scarcely longer than the hairy calyx.
FRUITS: Fruit a pale-brown to gray, tiny nutlet.
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 6-20 in.

DURATION: Annual
HABIT: Herb

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY: Radial (Actinomorphic)
BLOOM TIME: Mar-Jun
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BLOOM COLOR: White to bluish
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DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Disturbed, Woods margins
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HORTICULTURAL
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
5531 1995-0654 View
5973 1995-1104 View
6174 1995-1306 View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
8045 5531 204 NCBG staff 1993-01-01 View
8563 5973 2 NCBG staff 1992-01-01 View
8564 5973 2 NCBG staff 1992-01-01 View
8829 6174 2 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: BUAR3
USDA Common Name: Corn Gromwell
Native Status: L48 (I), CAN (I)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, MB, NS, ON, QC)
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Buglossoides arvensis ssp. arvensis
COMMON NAME: Corn-gromwell
SYNONYMY: [= Va, WH3, Z; < B. arvensis - K; < Lithospermum arvense Linnaeus - C, F, G, RAB, S, W; < B. arvense - Il, Pa, orthographic variant]
PHENOLOGY: Mar-Jun.
HABITAT: Roadsides, dry disturbed areas, sandy fields; native of Eurasia.
COMMENTS: Other subspecies are not known to be naturalized in our area.
RANGE MAP: Buglossoides arvensis ssp. arvensis.png

Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Boraginaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Borage Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 155 genera and ca. 3200 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, nearly cosmopolitan (Al-Shehbaz 1991).
REFERENCE: Nazaire & Hufford (2012); Ferguson (1998); Diane, Förther, & Hilger (2002); Hilger & Diane (2003); Al-Shehbaz (1991)=Z throughout the family; Wilson (1960a); Constance (1963). Key to genera based on RAB, C, and Z. [see also EHRETIACEAE, HELIOTROPIACEAE, HYDROLEACEAE, and HYDROPHYLLACEAE]
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Buglossoides Moench (Buglossoides)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 7 species, herbs or shrubs, of temperate Eurasia.
REFERENCE: Al-Shehbaz (1991)=Z.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Buglossoides arvensis in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Buglossoides arvensis in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Buglossoides arvensis in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Buglossoides arvensis in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Buglossoides arvensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Buglossoides arvensis

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 33259 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 33259 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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