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Boraginaceae

Aegonychon zollingeri (A.DC.) Holub

Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Aegonychon

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Aegonychon zollingeri: Lithospermum zollingeri in Mount Ibuki , Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
梓木草, 地仙桃, 猫舌头草
Japanese
ホタルカズラ

Synonyms

  • Buglossoides zollingeri (A.DC.) I.M.Johnst.
  • Lithospermum confertiflorum Miq.
  • Lithospermum japonicum A.Gray
  • Lithospermum zollingeri A.DC.
  • Plagiobothrys zollingeri (DC.) I.M.Johnst.

Flowers

In flower
March to May (from 50 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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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.