Boraginaceae
Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Aegonychon
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Common names
By language (20)
- Arabic
- حجرية البذر الأرجوانية الزرقاء
- arz
- حجرية البذر الارجوانية الزرقاء
- Bulgarian
- Виолетова белоочица
- Catalan
- Mill gruà
- Chinese
- 紫草
- Croatian
- Purpurnoplavo ptičje proso
- Czech
- Kamejka modronachová
- Danish
- Bjerg-Stenfrø
- Dutch
- Blauw parelzaad
- Finnish
- Mattorusojuuri
- French
- Grémil pourpre bleu, Gremil pourpre bleu, Grémil pourpre-bleu, Grémil rouge-bleu
- Georgian
- Მეწამულ-ციხფერი ეგონიქონი, Კაკბის საკენკელა
- German
- Blauroter Steinsame, Purpurblaue Rindszunge, Blauer Steinsame, Blaurote Rindszunge, Purpurblauer Steinsame
- Hungarian
- Erdei gyöngyköles
- Japanese
- ムラサキ, むらさき, 紫根, 紫草
- Polish
- Nawrot czerwonobłękitny
- Russian
- Эгонихон пурпурно-голубой
- Slovak
- Kamienkovec modropurpurový
- Swedish
- Färgväxlare
- Welsh
- Maenhad gwyrddlas
Synonyms
- Aegonychon repens Gray
- Buglossoides purpurocaerulea (L.) I.M.Johnst.
- Lithospermum caeruleum Gueldenst.
- Lithospermum longiflorum Salisb.
- Lithospermum lucanum Terrac.
- Lithospermum pumilum Lehm.
- Lithospermum purpurascens Gueldenst.
- Lithospermum purpureum Gueldenst.
- Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum L.
- Lithospermum violaceum Lam.
- Margarospermum purpureocoeruleum (L.) Opiz
- Margarospermum purpurocaeruleum (L.) Fourr.
- Rhytispermum purpurocaeruleum (L.) Link
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 1,021 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Harukano, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: przese, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: David Sandler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leanne Dempsey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aidexxx, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aidexxx, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mario Bassini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aidexxx, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aidexxx, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.