Boraginaceae

Arabian primrose

Arnebia hispidissima (Lehm.) A.DC.

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Arnebia

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Arabian primrose: Arnebia hispidissima near Dabna, northern Fujairah emirate, eastern UAE — Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 硬毛軟紫草, 硬毛软紫草, 先知花, 阿拉伯报春花
English: Arabian primrose, Spiny bugloss
Hausa: Jinin mutum
Persian: گل عسلی زبر

Synonyms

Anchusa asperrima Delile
Anchusa hispidissima Sieber ex DC.
Arnebia asperrima (Delile) Hutch. & Dalziel
Arnebia lutea (A.Rich.) Armari
Arnebiola migiurtina Chiov.
Dioclea hispidissima (Sieber ex Lehm.) Spreng.
Echiochilon hispidissimum (Sieber ex Lehm.) Tausch
Echioides asperrima (Delile) Rothm.
Echioides asperrimum (Delile) Rothm.
Lithospermum hispidissimum Lehm.
Lithospermum vestitum Wall.
Lithospermum villosum G.Don ex A.DC.
Lithospermum villosum Wall. ex G.Don
Rhytispermum villosum Link
Strobila hispidissima (Sieber ex Lehm.) G.Don
Toxostigma luteum A.Rich.

Photos

Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Arabella Willing, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, CC0, 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.