Lithospermum officinale

Lithospermum officinale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Lithospermum
Species:
L. officinale
Binomial name
Lithospermum officinale
Lithospermum officinale

Lithospermum officinale, or common gromwell or European stoneseed, is a flowering plant species in the family Boraginaceae, native to Eurasia. It is the host plant for caterpillars of the monophagous moth Ethmia dodecea.[1]

  1. ^ Åberg A. 2015. Could Lithospermum officinale be bird-dispersed? A greenhouse experiment. MSc Thesis, Uppsala.