Boraginaceae
American stoneseed
Lithospermum latifolium
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Lithospermum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- حجرية البذر عريضة الورق
- English
- American stoneseed
Synonyms
- Cyphorima latifolium (Michx.) Raf.
- Cyphorima lutea Raf.
- Lithospermum hypocrateriforme Hornem.
- Lithospermum lutescens N.Coleman
- Lithospermum luteum (Raf.) House
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.