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officinalis

Taxon

Borago officinalis L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 137. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 069.jpg

Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 069.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 065.jpg

Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 065.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 070.jpg

Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 070.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 066.jpg

Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 066.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 068.jpg

Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 068.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 067.jpg

Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 067.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 072.jpg

Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 072.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 071.jpg

Borago officinalis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 14 Apr 04. 071.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Borago officinalis--Italy. Umbria. Hillside in Todi. SRC16 May 02. 001.jpg

Borago officinalis--Italy. Umbria. Hillside in Todi. SRC16 May 02. 001.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Borago officinalis--Italy. Umbria. Hillside in Todi.  16 May 02.  010.jpg

Borago officinalis--Italy. Umbria. Hillside in Todi. 16 May 02. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Borago officinalis--Italy. Umbria. Hillside in Todi. 16 May 02.  011.jpg

Borago officinalis--Italy. Umbria. Hillside in Todi. 16 May 02. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Algeria, Baleares, Corse, France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Libya, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia; introduced into 98 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

January 1, 1900

Location

Italy

Location Remarks

Umbria Todi

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

April 14, 2004

Location

Spain, Andalusia, Granada (Órgiva)

36.844722, -3.367222

Location Remarks

On A7209 about 5 km from junction with A348, south of Orgiva.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 16, 2002

Location

Italy

Location Remarks

Umbria Todi

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Boraginales

Family

Boraginaceae

Genus

Borago

Specific Epithet

officinalis

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 7.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#74,751 of 335,497

Top 23%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →