BORAGINACEAE

Contains 8 genera and 15 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
BORAGINACEAE
Dicot
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Here Boraginaceae has been expanded to include Hydrophyllaceae. In a survey, 184 of 272 (68%) respondents preferred the broad classification of Boraginaceae as the sole family of Boraginales (Christenhusz et al. 2015; APG IV 2016). In the same survey, 42 (15%) preferred splitting the order into eight families (see Luebert et al. 2016; Hasenstab-Lehman 2017). Forty-six had no opinion on the matter. The survey was disseminated by Taxacom, Evoldir, and other means. If split into eight families, then Florida would have Cordiaceae (Cordia, Varronia), Namaceae (Nama), Hydrophyllaceae (Nemophila), Heliotropaceae (Euploca, Heliotropium, Myriopus), Ehretiaceae (Bourreria, Ehretia), and Boraginaceae s.s. (Andersonglossum, Buglossoides, Cynoglossumm, Lithospermum, Myosotis).
Classification
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BORAGINALES
BORAGINACEAE
Genera
Genus Common Name Taxa Count Herbarium Specimens Photos
Amsinckia 2
Andersonglossum 1
Buglossoides BUGLOSSOIDES 1
Echium 1
Hackelia 1
Lappula 1
Lithospermum GROMWELL 4
Myosotis FORGET-ME-NOT 4
Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.