Details of genus: Lithodora Griseb. [403]
genus_ja:
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accepted: Accepted
Family: Boraginaceae
family_ja: ムラサキ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en: W.Medit. to Asia Minor
description_en: Genus of about 7 species of low-growing, spreading or upright, evergreen shrubs and subshrubs, found in scrub, thickets, and woodland margins, and on mountains, from S.W. Europe to S. Greece, Turkey, and Algeria. They are cultivated for their 5-lobed, funnel-shaped, blue or white flowers, produced in leafy, terminal cymes, mainly in summer. Leaves are linear, lance-shaped, elliptic, or obovate, and hairy. The hardiest species are ideal for an open position in a rock garden or raised bed. Where temperatures fall below -5°C (23°F), grow frost-hardy species in an alpine house.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy; L. zahnii is hardy to at least -7°C (20°F).
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Take semi-ripe cuttings in summer. Remove rooted suckers of L. oleifolia in spring.
pests_en: Prone to aphids and red spider mites under glass.
description_ja:
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comment_ja: ミヤマホタルカズラ
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Boraginaceae | ムラサキ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Boraginaceae | ムラサキ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Boraginaceae | ムラサキ科 | Show |