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Tuberous stoneseed

Lithospermum tuberosum

Also called Southern Stoneseed, Tuberous Gromwell

Tuberous stoneseed
Photo: Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain
Family
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
West Virginia to E. Texas
Climate
temperate

About

Lithospermum tuberosum, commonly called the southern stoneseed or tuberous stoneseed, is a species of flowering plant in the forget-me-not family. It is native to the Southeastern United States, where it is found in calcareous woodlands.

Other Lithospermum plants

Lithospermum azuayense · Lithospermum bejariense · Lithospermum bolivariense · California stoneseed · Hoary puccoon · Carolina puccoon · Lithospermum cuzcoense · Lithospermum · Narrowleaf stoneseed · American stoneseed · Lithospermum leymebambense · Softhair Marbleseed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lithospermum tuberosum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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