English: Borage family; Forget-me-not family.
Latin: Asperifoliae.
German: Rauhblattgewächse, = rough leaf plants.
French: Borraginees.
Content: polyphenols; pyrrolizidine alkaloids; naphthaquinones, alkannin, shikonin.
DD:
Boron; Silicon,
Lanthanides.
TaxonomyThe taxonomy of
Boraginaceae is discussed under
Boraginales.
Boraginaceae is the main family is
Boraginales.
BotanyInflorescence: scorpioid cymes.
Corolla plicate.