Borage
Species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about common species Borago officinalis. For related plants sometimes called borage, see Borago
Borage (/ˈbʌrɪdʒ/ ⓘ[1] or /ˈbɒrɪdʒ/;[2] Borago officinalis), also known as starflower, is an annual herb in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae native to the Mediterranean region. Although the plant contains small amounts of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, some parts are edible and its seeds provide oil.
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Borage flowers | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Borago |
Species: | B. officinalis |
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Borago officinalis | |
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