Iberodes linifolia

Iberodes linifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Iberodes
Species:
I. linifolia
Binomial name
Iberodes linifolia

Iberodes linifolia (syn. Omphalodes linifolia), also known as Venus's navelwort, white-flower navelwort and petite bourrache, is an annual species of flowering plant native to the Iberian Peninsula and western France,[1] but has naturalized elsewhere in Europe, North Africa, North America and Chile.[2] The plant is small, growing to 30–40 cm (12–16 in) tall by 15 cm (6 in) wide, with blue-green foliage and tiny white or off-white flowers in Spring and Summer. It is distributed throughout dry open areas in full sun.

The Latin specific epithet linifolia means “with leaves like flax (Linum)”.[3]

Under the name Omphalodes linifolia, this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iberodes linifolia.
  1. ^ "Omphalodes Mill" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Iberodes linifolia (L.) Serrano, R. Carbajal & S. Ortiz". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
  4. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Omphalodes linifolia". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 69. Retrieved 14 April 2018.


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