Boraginaceae
Corn gromwell
Buglossoides arvensis
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Buglossoides
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Common names
By language (26)
- Arabic
- حجرية البذر الحقلية
- arz
- حجرية البذر الحقليه
- Belarusian
- Верабейнік палявы, Бугласоід палявы
- Bulgarian
- Полска белоочица
- Chinese
- 田紫草, 紫草荊, 紫草荆, 多穗石柯叶, 麦家公
- Croatian
- Livadno vrapčje sjeme, Bijela biserka, bijelo vrapčje sjeme
- Czech
- Kamejka rolní
- Danish
- Rynket Stenfrø
- Dutch
- Ruw parelzaad
- English
- Corn gromwell, Bastard alkanet, Field gromwell
- Estonian
- Põld-rusuvars
- Finnish
- Peltorusojuuri
- French
- Grémil des champs
- Georgian
- Ქვათესლა
- German
- Acker-Steinsame, Acker-Rindszunge, Ackersteinsame
- Greek
- Βουγλωσσοειδές το αρουραίο
- Hungarian
- Mezei gyöngyköles
- Korean
- 개지치
- Macedonian
- Птичје просо
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Åkersteinfrø
- Persian
- سنگدانه خودرو
- Polish
- Nawrot polny
- Slovak
- Kamienkovec roľný
- Swedish
- Sminkrot
- Turkish
- Taşkesen
- Welsh
- Maenhad y tir âr
Synonyms
- Aegonychon arvense (L.) Gray
- Buglossoides arvensis f. cyanea R.Fernandes
- Lithospermum arvense L.
- Lithospermum bicolor Bertol.
- Lithospermum medium Chevall.
- Lithospermum minus Gilib.
- Lithospermum rochelii Friv.
- Lithospermum rugosum Luce
- Margarospermum arvense (L.) Decne.
- Rhytispermum arvense (L.) Link
- Rhytispermum medium Fourr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Fornax, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.