Boraginaceae

Hoary puccoon

Lithospermum canescens Lehm.

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Lithospermum

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Hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) — FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Hoary puccoon
nv: Azeeʼ naneesdizítsʼóóz

Synonyms

Anchusa canescens (Michx.) Muhl.
Batschia canescens Michx.
Batschia conspicua R.Br.
Batschia sericea Roem. & Schult.
Lithospermum conspicuum Spreng.
Lithospermum sericeum Lehm.

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 2,183 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lydia Dexter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jay Sturner from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stephanie Dolrenry, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 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.