Borago pygmaea (Dc.) Chater & Greuter

Bourrache naine (fr), Bourrache pygmée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Borago

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a Mediterranean plant.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Borago pygmaea leaf picture by Joe Singfield (cc-by-sa)
Borago pygmaea leaf picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Borago pygmaea flower picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Borago pygmaea flower picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Borago pygmaea world distribution map, present in France and Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:113620-1
WFO ID wfo-0000568966
COL ID MJ94
BDTFX ID 9968
INPN ID 86158
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Borago laxiflora Borago pygmaea Anchusa laxiflora Campanula pygmaea Buglossites laxiflorus