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(Redirected from Choriantha) Genus of flowering plants in the borage family Boraginaceae

Onosma
Onosma simplicissima ssp. volgensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Boraginoideae
Genus: Onosma
L.
Type species
Onosma echioides
L.
Species

235; see text

Synonyms
  • Choriantha Riedl (1961)
  • Colsmannia Lehm. (1814)
  • Sava Adans. (1763)

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. Some are popular as rock garden plants.

Estimates of the number of species in the genus range from about 85 or 88 to 150. As of July 2024 Plants of the World Online accepts 235 species. The systematics are unclear and the group is in need of study and revision.

Onosma alborosea
Onosma nana
Onosma polychroma
Onosma visianii

Selected species

As of July 2024, Plants of the World Online accepts 235 species. Selected species include:

Notes

  1. ^ Onosma L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ Koyuncu, O., et al. (2013). A new Onosma (Boraginaceae) species from central Anatolia, Turkey. Plant Syst Evol
  3. Hammerton, John Alexander (1920). Harmsworth's Household Encyclopedia. Harmsworth Encyclopedias.
  4. Onosma. Flora of Pakistan.
  5. ^ Aytaç, Z., and Z. Türkmen. (2011). A new Onosma L.(Boraginaceae) species from southern Anatolia, Turkey. Turk. J. Bot 35, 269-74.
  6. ^ Kandemir, A. and Z. Türkmen. (2010). A new species of Onosma (Boraginaceae) from eastern Turkey. Turk J Bot 34 277-82.
  7. Onosma Epirotica Teppner Plants of the World Online
Taxon identifiers
Onosma
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