| Borage | |
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| Borage flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Borago officinalis | |
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Synonyms
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Borage (/ˈbʌrɪdʒ/ [2] or /ˈbɒrɪdʒ/;[3] 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.
- ^ "Borago officinalis L." Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "borage". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ Le Robert et Collins English-French Dictionary and the American Heritage Dictionary