Onosma

Onosma
Onosma simplicissima ssp. volgensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Boraginoideae
Genus:
L.
Type species
Onosma echioides
Species[1]

235; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Choriantha Riedl (1961)
  • Colsmannia Lehm. (1814)
  • Sava Adans. (1763)

Onosma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. They grow in dry, sunny habitats with rocky, sandy substrates.[2] Some are popular as rock garden plants.[3]

Estimates of the number of species in the genus range from about 85[4] or 88[5] to 150.[2][6] As of July 2024 Plants of the World Online accepts 235 species.[1] The systematics are unclear and the group is in need of study and revision.[2]

Selected species

As of July 2024, Plants of the World Online accepts 235 species.[1] Selected species include:

  • Onosma adenopus
  • Onosma affinis
  • Onosma aksoyii[5]
  • Onosma alborosea
  • Onosma album
  • Onosma apiculatum
  • Onosma arenaria
  • Onosma atila-ocakii[2]
  • Onosma aucheranum
  • Onosma beyazoglui[6]
  • Onosma borysthenica
  • Onosma bourgaei
  • Onosma bracteatum
  • Onosma bubanii
  • Onosma bulbotrichum
  • Onosma canescens
  • Onosma cassium
  • Onosma caucasica
  • Onosma caerulescens
  • Onosma cingulatum
  • Onosma confertum
  • Onosma decastichum
  • Onosma dalmatica
  • Onosma dicedens
  • Onosma dichroantha
  • Onosma echioides
  • Onosma elegantissimum
  • Onosma epirotica[7]
  • Onosma erectum
  • Onosma exsertum
  • Onosma farreri
  • Onosma fastigiata
  • Onosma fistulosum
  • Onosma frutescens
  • Onosma fruticosa
  • Onosma gigantea
  • Onosma glomeratum
  • Onosma glmelinii
  • Onosma graeca
  • Onosma helvetica
  • Onosma hispidum
  • Onosma hookeri
  • Onosma irritans
  • Onosma isauricum
  • Onosma javorkae
  • Onosma kaheirei
  • Onosma lijiangense
  • Onosma liui
  • Onosma luquanense
  • Onosma maaikangense
  • Onosma macrochaeta
  • Onosma mertensioides
  • Onosma molle
  • Onosma multiramaosum
  • Onosma nangqenense
  • Onosma nanum
  • Onosma orientalis
  • Onosma paniculatum
  • Onosma polioxanthum
  • Onosma polychroma
  • Onosma pseudoarenaria
  • Onosma rascheyana
  • Onosma rigida
  • Onosma setosa
  • Onosma simplicissimum
  • Onosma sinicum
  • Onosma stelluata
  • Onosma straussii
  • Onosma stridii
  • Onosma taurica
  • Onosma tenuiflora
  • Onosma tornensis
  • Onosma tricerosperma
  • Onosma troodi
  • Onosma visianii
  • Onosma waddellii
  • Onosma waltonii
  • Onosma wardii
  • Onosma yajiangense
  • Onosma zayueense

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Onosma L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Koyuncu, O., et al. (2013). A new Onosma (Boraginaceae) species from central Anatolia, Turkey. Plant Syst Evol
  3. ^ Hammerton, John Alexander (1920). Harmsworth's Household Encyclopedia. Harmsworth Encyclopedias.
  4. ^ Onosma. Flora of Pakistan.
  5. ^ a b Aytaç, Z., and Z. Türkmen. (2011). A new Onosma L.(Boraginaceae) species from southern Anatolia, Turkey. Turk. J. Bot 35, 269-74.
  6. ^ a b Kandemir, A. and Z. Türkmen. (2010). A new species of Onosma (Boraginaceae) from eastern Turkey. Turk J Bot 34 277-82.
  7. ^ Onosma Epirotica Teppner Plants of the World Online