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Taxon:  Buglossoides purpurocaerulea (L.) I. M. Johnst.



Summary
Genus:
Buglossoides
Family:
Boraginaceae
Subfamily:
Boraginoideae
Tribe:
Lithospermeae
Nomen number:
407009
Place of publication:
J. Arnold Arbor. 35:44. 1954 "purpureo-caeruleum"
Verified:
03/21/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum (L.) Holub

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 89.
  3. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press. Note: = Aegonychon "purpureocaeruleum" (L.) Holub
  4. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum L.
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage Note: lists as "purpureocaeruleum"; = Lithospermum "purpureocaeruleum" L.
  6. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum (L.) Holub
  7. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum L.
  8. Hilger, H. H. et al. 2005. The Euro+Med treatment of Boraginaceae in Willdenowia 34 – a response. Willdenowia 35:46.
  9. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as "purpureo-caeruleum"
  10. Riedl, H. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  11. Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles. Note: lists as "purpureocaerulea"; = Lithospermum purpureocaeruleum L.
  12. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
English
blue gromwell –
purple gromwell –
French
grémil pourpre-bleu –
German
blauer Steinsame –
blauroter Steinsame –
purpurblauer Steinsame –
rotblauer Steinsame –
Swedish
färgväxlare –
Transliterated Russian
vorobejnik fioletovyj –
vorobejnik purpurno-goluboj –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. Krym
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sicily), Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalfide Dict Gard; Zander ed16, as Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum; H. Riedl, pers. comm. 1996; Pulmonaria 89.Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as "purpureo-caeruleum"
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=407009. Accessed 26 April 2025.