Lithodora
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| Lithodora | |
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| File:Lithodora fruticosa M1.jpg | |
| Lithodora fruticosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Subfamily: | Boraginoideae |
| Genus: | Lithodora Griseb. |
Lithodora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae, native to southwestern Europe, southern Greece, Turkey and Algeria. They are low-growing, evergreen shrubs and subshrubs, producing 5-lobed blue or white flowers.[1] The Greek lithodora literally means "stone gift", referring to the plant's preferred rocky habitats.[2] The genus Glandora was split from Lithodora in 2008.[3]
Lithodora species are often cultivated as ornamental plants which are especially suited to rock gardens or raised beds.[1]
Species
[edit | edit source]Three species are accepted.[4]
- Lithodora fruticosa (L.) Griseb.
- Lithodora hispidula (Sm.) Griseb.
- Lithodora zahnii (Heldr. ex Halácsy) I.M.Johnst.
References
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- ^ Lithodora Griseb. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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