Boraginaceae
Carolina puccoon
Lithospermum caroliniense
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Lithospermum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Carolina puccoon
Synonyms
- Anchusa hirta Michx. ex DC.
- Anchusa virginiana L.
- Anchusa virginica L.
- Batschia caroliniana Roem. & Schult.
- Batschia caroliniensis J.F.Gmel.
- Batschia gmelinii Michx.
- Lithospermum bejariense DC.
- Lithospermum carolinianum Lam.
- Lithospermum caroliniense var. caroliniense
- Lithospermum gmelinii (Michx.) Hitchc.
- Lithospermum hirtum Lehm.
- Onosmodium carolinianum A.DC.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Crazytwoknobs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.