Gromwell

جرومويل

• COMMON NAME:Gromwell, bastard alkanet.

• ARABIC:جرومويل

• BOTANICAL NAME:Buglossoides tenuiflora (L.f.) I.M.Johnst.

• SYNONYMS:Lithospermum tenuiflorum L. f.

• FAMILY:BORAGINACEAE

• KIND:Native

• EMIRATE:Fujairah

• GROWTH FORMS:Herbs

• HABITATS:Slope (Rocky)Slope (Stony)Sandy

• TYPES:Annual

DESCRIPTION:

Annual, stems single or branched, erect, up to 15 cm, covered with short hairs. Leaves alternate, oblong, smooth edge, 0.2-0.4*0.5-1.5 cm, without stalks. Inflorescence terminal, forked. Flowers one-sided on stems, tiny, 0.5 cm across, with 0.5 cm long tube, whitish-blue or yellowish. Fruit with 4 nutlets, c. 0.2*0.2 cm. Flowering from February to April.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:113733-1/images V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021.