Boraginaceae

Western stoneseed

Lithospermum ruderale Douglas ex Lehm.

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Lithospermum

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Western stoneseed (Lithospermum ruderale) — FlowerPhoto: machaut2, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

chy: Vóhpó'êstse
English: Western stoneseed

Synonyms

Batschia pilosa G.Don
Batschia torreyi G.Don
Lithospermum pilosum Nutt.
Lithospermum torreyi Nutt.

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 971 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: machaut2, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Aiva Noringseth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Carolyn Koehn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: camrynjb, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Whitney Brook Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jess Kowalski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.