Lithodora

Lithodora
Lithodora rosmarinifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Boraginales
Family:Boraginaceae
Subfamily:Boraginoideae
Genus:Lithodora
Griseb.

Lithodora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae, native to southwestern Europe, southern Greece, Turkey and Algeria. They are low-growing, evergreen shrubs and subshrubs, producing 5-lobed blue or white flowers.[1] The Greek lithodora literally means "stone gift", referring to their preferred rocky habitats.[2]

Lithodora species are often cultivated as ornamental plants which are especially suited to rock gardens or raised beds.[1]

Species include:

References

  1. 1 2 RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1-4053-3296-4.
  2. ↑ Coombes, Allen J. (2012). The A to Z of plant names. USA: Timber Press. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-60469-196-2.


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