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Onosma

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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
Species[1]

235; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • 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.[2] Some are popular as rock garden plants.[3]

Estimates of the number of species in the genus range from about 85[4] or 88[5] to 150.[2][6] As of July 2024 Plants of the World Online accepts 235 species.[1] The systematics are unclear and the group is in need of study and revision.[2]

Onosma alborosea
Onosma nana
Onosma polychroma
Onosma visianii

Selected species

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As of July 2024, Plants of the World Online accepts 235 species.[1] Selected species include:

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Onosma L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b Aytaç, Z., and Z. Türkmen. (2011). A new Onosma L.(Boraginaceae) species from southern Anatolia, Turkey. Turk. J. Bot 35, 269-74.
  6. ^ a b 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