Boraginaceae
229 species
Herb family including borage, comfrey, and forget-me-nots with culinary and medicinal uses.
Ahretia anacua
Anacua, Sugarberry, Knockaway
Edible: Fruit
Alkanna froedinii
Edible: Leaves
Alkanna lehmannii
Alkanet, Spanish Bugloss, Dyer's Bugloss
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Alkanna tinctoria
Alkanna
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Amsinckia lycopsoides
Yellow Burrweed, Tarweed fiddleneck, Bugloss fiddle-neck
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Amsinckia menziesii
Menzies fiddleneck
Edible: Seeds
Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia - (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) ined.
Common Fiddleneck
Amsinckia tesselata
Bristly Fiddleneck
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Amsinckia tessellata
Bristly fiddleneck
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Anchusa aegyptiaca
Debbouna, Choubet, Sheikh el boukoul, Ialma, Chandjar, Hamricha, Tirhounam, Sahtour, Eastern Anchusa
Edible: Leaves
Anchusa arvensis
Rough-leaved borage
Edible: Leaves
Anchusa arvensis subsp. orientalis
Edible: Flower
Anchusa azurea
Anchusa, Large blue alkanet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds, Flower - nectar, Vegetable
Anchusa azurea var. kurdica
Edible: Flowers ?
Anchusa azurea var. macrocarpa
Edible: Leaves
Anchusa capensis
Cape forget-me-not
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Anchusa hispida
Edible: Leaves
Anchusa officinalis
Alkanet, Bugloss, Anchu
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Roots - colouring, Vegetable
Anchusa sp.
Edible: Leaves
Anchusa strigosa
Voudoglosso
Edible: Leaves
Anchusa undulata
Edible: Leaves
Anchusa undulata subsp. hybrida
Ballikotu
Edible: Leaves, Nectar
Arnebia benthamii
Himalayan arnebia
Edible: Root- flavour
Arnebia euchroma
Pink arnebia
Edible: Root
Arnebia guttata
Edible: Root
Arnebia hispidissima
Arabian primrose
Edible: Roots - edible dye
Asperugo procumbens
German madwort
Edible: Leaves
Borago officinalis
Borage
Edible: Leaves, Herb, Spice, Flowers, Vegetable, Seeds - tea
Borago trabutii
Edible: Leaves
Bourreria baccata
Currant tree
Edible: Fruit
Bourreria havanensis
Bourreria oxyphylla
Bourreria sonorae
Edible: Fruit
Bourreria succulenta
Pigeon wood strong bark, Currant tree
Edible: Fruit
Buglossoides arvensis - (L.)I.M.Johnst.
Field Gromwell, Corn gromwell
Carmona retusa - (Vahl) Masam.
Fukien Tea, Philippine tea tree
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Cerinthe major
Waxplant
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Cerinthe minor
Edible: Leaves
Cerinthe minor subsp. auriculata
Edible: Leaves
Cordia acutifolia
Acute leaf cordia
Edible: Fruit
Cordia africana
Large-leafed cordia, Sudan teak
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Cordia alliodora
Ecuador laurel, Spanish elm
Edible: Fruit, Bark - spice
Cordia aurantiaca
Idumuye
Edible: Fruit
Cordia balanocarpa
Edible: Fruit
Cordia bicolor
Muneco
Edible: Fruit
Cordia boissieri
Wild olive, Mexican olive
Edible: Fruit
Cordia bullata var. globosa
Edible: Fruit, Leaves - Seasoning
Cordia caffra
Septee saucer-berry
Edible: Fruit
Cordia calocephala
Edible: Fruit
Cordia crenata
Edible: Fruit
Cordia curassavica
Kuyus
Edible: Leaves, Fruit
Cordia cylindrostachya
Cordia cymosa
Edible: Fruit
Cordia dichotoma
Bird Lime Tree, Clammy-cherry
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Oil
Cordia diversifolia
Edible: Fruit
Cordia dodecandra
Ziricote, Cordia, Geiger tree
Edible: Fruit
Cordia domestica
Edible: Fruit
Cordia ecalyculata
Edible: Fruit - coffee, Flowers
Cordia ellenbeckii
Edible: Fruit
Cordia fragrantissima
Edible: Leaves
Cordia francisci
Edible: Leaves
Cordia gerascanthus
Edible: Fruit
Cordia hebeclada
Lataringue, Uva
Edible: Fruit
Cordia inermis
Edible: Fruit
Cordia laevigata
West Indian Cherry
Edible: Fruit
Cordia lantanoides
Edible: Fruit
Cordia lomatoloba
Edible: Fruit
Cordia monoica
Sandpaper cordia, Cork bush
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Cordia myxa
Assyrian Plum, Sebastan tree
Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Leaves, Fruit, Flowers
Cordia obliqua
Large sebesten
Edible: Leaves, Fruit
Cordia obovata
Edible: Fruit ?
Cordia olitoria
Edible: Leaves
Cordia oncocalyx
Edible: Fruit
Cordia ovalis
Sandpaper tree, Snot berry
Edible: Fruit
Cordia panamensis
Edible: Fruit
Cordia perrottetii
Edible: Fruit
Cordia quarensis
Ng'ong'o
Cordia rudis
Small bone-apple
Edible: Fruit
Cordia scabrifolia
Edible: Fruit
Cordia sebestena
Scarlet Cordia
Edible: Fruit, Bark, Flowers, Seeds
Cordia seleriana
Edible: Fruit
Cordia sellowiana
Jurute, Jurete
Edible: Fruit
Cordia senegalensis
Edible: Fruit
Cordia sericicalyx
Silky cordia
Edible: Fruit
Cordia sinensis
Grey-leaved saucer-berry, Grey leafed cordia
Edible: Fruit, Root, Gum, Leaves
Cordia somaliensis
Edible: Fruit
Cordia sonorae
Edible: Fruit
Cordia sp.
Edible: Fruit
Cordia subcordata
Sea trumpet, White bush apple
Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Nut, Flowers
Cordia suckertii
Edible: Nuts
Cordia superba
Guanhuma
Edible: Fruit
Cordia taguahyensis
Aquaratinga
Edible: Fruit
Cordia tetrandra
Clammy cherry, Four stamen cordia
Edible: Fruit
Cordia uncinulata
Edible: Fruit
Cordia vestita
Bairola
Edible: Fruit
Cynoglossum grande
Pacific hound's tongue
Edible: Root
Cynoglossum lanceolatum
Lanceleaf forget-me-not, Hound's tongue
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Cynoglossum officinale
Hound's tongue
Edible: Leaves, Caution
Cynoglossum sp.
Edible: Leaves
Decemium appendiculatum
Waterleaf
Edible: Leaves, Shoots
Echiochilon fruticosum
Edible: Leaves ?, Medicine ?
Echium angustifolium
Meloua, Melissotrofiko
Edible: Flower nectar
Echium italicum
Italian Bugloss, Pale bugloss
Edible: Leaves, Flower - nectar, Stems
Echium plantagineum
Paterson's curse, Blueweed, Salvation jane
Edible: Leaves, - oil, Caution, Flowers - nectar
Echium vulgare
Viper's Bugloss
Edible: Leaves
Ehretia acuminata
Koda tree, Silky Ash, Heliotrope tree
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Ehretia amoena
Sandpaper bush, Stamperwood
Edible: Fruit
Ehretia anacua
Knock-away, Sugarberry, Anacua
Edible: Fruit
Ehretia bakeri
Edible: Fruit
Ehretia canarensis
Edible: Fruit
Ehretia coerulea
Purple stamperwood
Ehretia cymosa
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Ehretia cymosa var. silvatica
Edible: Fruit, Stem
Ehretia dicksonii
Cu kang shu
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Ehretia laevis
Chamror
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Bark, Seeds
Ehretia microphylla
Philippine tea, Fujien tea
Edible: Leaves - tea, Fruit
Ehretia orbicularis
Edible: Leaves
Ehretia polyantha
Tanaua
Edible: Fruit
Ehretia rigida
Cape lilac, Puzzle bush
Edible: Fruit, Leaves - drink
Ehretia saligna
Native willow, Peachwood, Peach Wood, False cedar
Edible: Fruit
Ehretia teitensis
Ehretia tinifolia
Bastard cherry
Edible: Fruit
Eriodictyon californicum
Yerba santa, Mountai balm, Tar weed
Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea
Eriodictyon trichocalyx
Hairy yerba santa
Edible: Leaves
Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum
San Diego yerbasanta, Hairy yerba santa
Edible: Leaves - drink, Medicine
Heliotropium arborescens
Lord Roberts Heliotrope, Garden heliotrope
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Flavouring
Heliotropium arboreum
Heliotropium asperrimum
Rough heliotrope
Edible: Seeds
Heliotropium convolvulaceum
Phlox heliotrope
Edible: Seeds
Heliotropium curassavicum
Smooth Heliotrope
Edible: Leaves - tea
Heliotropium europaeum
European heliotrope
Edible: Caution, Poisonous, Medicine
Heliotropium hereroense
Omumbwanda
Edible: Fruit
Heliotropium indicum
Blue heliotrope
Edible: Medicine, Leaves
Heliotropium ovalifolium
Grey-leaf heliotrope
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Caution
Heliotropium steudneri
Edible: Fruit, Leaves
Heliotropium tenuifolium
Jurti-jurti
Edible: Seeds
Heliotropium zeylanicum
Edible: Vegetable
Hydrophyllum auriculata
Edible: Plant - salt
Hydrophyllum canadense
John's Cabbage, Bluntleaf waterleaf
Edible: Leaves, Root
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Cat's Breeches, Ballhead waterleaf, Alpine waterleaf, Thompson's waterleaf
Edible: Leaves, Root, Shoots
Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons
Edible: Roots
Hydrophyllum occidentale - (Watson.)A.Gray.
Western Waterleaf
Edible: Leaves, Root
Hydrophyllum tenuipes
Pacific Waterleaf
Edible: Root, Stem
Hydrophyllum virginianum
Virginia Waterleaf, Eastern waterleaf
Edible: Leaves
Lennoa madreporoides
Edible: Leaves
Lithocardium guazumifolium
Guazuma de cipo
Edible: Fruit
Lithospermum canescens - (Michx.)Lehm.
Paint Indian, Hoary puccoon
Lithospermum cinereum
Edible: Leaves
Lithospermum erythrorhizon
Edible: Root, Leaves
Lithospermum incisum
Narrow-Leaf Gromwell, Narrowleaf stoneseed
Edible: Root
Lithospermum multiflorum
Manyflowered Gromwell, Manyflowered stoneseed
Edible: Seed
Lithospermum officinale
Gromwell, Bohemian tea, Croatian tea
Edible: Leaves - tea
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Gromwell, Western Stoneseed
Edible: Seed
Macrotomia perennis
Edible: Root
Mertensia bella
Beautiful bluebells
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Mertensia ciliata - (James.)G.Don.
Mountain Bell, Tall fringed bluebells
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Mertensia longiflora
Small bluebells
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Mertensia maritima - (L.)S.F.Gray.
Oyster Plant
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root
Mertensia oblongifolia - (Nutt.)G.Don.
Oblongleaf bluebells
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Mertensia paniculata - (Aiton.)G.Don.
Tall bluebells, Alaska tall bluebells, Northern bluebells, Eastwood's bluebells
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Moltkia coerulea
Edible: Leaves
Myosotis arvensis
Field forget-me-not
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Myosotis sylvatica
Forget-me-not
Edible: Flowers
Nama demissum var. demissum
Edible: Seeds
Nonea macrosperma
Edible: Flowers - nectar
Nonea persica
Edible: Flowers - nectar
Nonea pulla
Edible: Flowers - nectar, Leaves
Nonea stenosolen
Edible: Flowers - nectar
Onosma alborosea
Edible: Flower nectar
Onosma argentata
Edible: Flowers - nectar
Onosma armena
Edible: Flower - nectar
Onosma bornmuelleri
Edible: Flower - nectar
Onosma gigantea
Edible: Flower - nectar
Onosma hispidum
Edible: Root
Onosma hookeri
Edible: Stems - dye, Root bark, Flower - nectar
Onosma mollis
Edible: Flower - nectar
Onosma nigricaulis
Edible: Flowers - nectar
Onosma sericea
Edible: Flower - nectar
Onosma stenoloba
Edible: Flower nectar
Onosma taurica
Edible: Leaves, Flower - nectar
Onosma x bornmuelleri
Paracaryum aucheri
Paracaryum
Edible: Leaves
Pentaglottis sempervirens
Evergreen alkanet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Phacelia distans
Distant phacelia
Edible: Leaves
Phacelia dubia
Smallflower scorpionweed
Edible: Leaves
Phacelia heterophylla
Varileaf phacelia
Edible: Leaves
Phacelia ramosissima
Edible: Leaves
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Tansy phacelia
Edible: Flowers, Honey
Pholisma arenarium
Desert Christmas tree
Edible: Roots, Stems
Pholisma sonorae
Sand Food
Edible: Underground stem, Roots
Plagiobothrys fulvus campestris - (Greene.)I.M.Johnston.
Fulvous Popcornflower
Edible: Shoots
Plagiobothrys fulvus var. campestris
Fulvous popcornflower
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
Rusty popcornflower
Edible: Seeds
Pulmonaria obscura
Edible: Leaves, Flowers - nectar
Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort, Jerusalem Cowslip, Soldiers and sailors, Spotted dog, Jerusalem sage
Edible: Leaves, Nectar
Pulmonaria saccharata
Jerusalem Sage, Bethlehem lungwort, Lungwort
Pulmonaria vallarsae subsp. apennina
Edible: Leaves
Romanzoffia suksdorfii
California Mistmaiden
Edible: Leaves
Romanzoffia unalaschcensis
Alaska Mistmaiden
Edible: Leaves
Romanzoffia unalaschkensis
Edible: Leaves
Symphytum asperum
Prickly Comfrey
Edible: Leaves
Symphytum brachycalyx
Edible: Leaves
Symphytum grandiflorum
Edible: Leaves, Stem
Symphytum officinale
Common Comfrey, Knit-bones
Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea, Herbs, Vegetable, Flowers, Caution, Roots - coffee
Symphytum sylvaticum
Edible: Leaves
Symphytum tuberosum
Tuberous comfrey
Edible: Leaves
Symphytum uplandicum
Comfrey
Edible: Leaves, Shoots
Symphytum x uplandicum
Comfrey, Russian Comfrey
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Tiquilia atacamensis
Edible: Root
Tournefortia argentea
Silver leaf, Tree heliotrope
Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable
Tournefortia bicolor
Bicolor tournefortia
Edible: Fruit
Tournefortia cuspidata
Edible: Fruit
Tournefortia hartwegiana
Edible: Fruit
Tournefortia hirsutissima
Trinidad tournefortia, Chiggery grapes
Edible: Fruit
Tournefortia ovata
Edible: Leaves
Tournefortia rubicunda
Niguiba
Edible: Fruit
Tournefortia scabrida
Scrabrid tournefortia
Edible: Fruit
Trichodesma calycosum
Edible: Leaves, Flower
Trichodesma indica
Indian borage
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Flowers
Trichodesma khasianum
Edible: Leaves - food wrapping
Trichodesma nudiflora
Edible: Leaves
Trichodesma zeylanicum
Camel bush, Cattle bush
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable
Trigonotis icumae
Edible: Leaves
Trigonotis peduncularis
Cucumber Herb
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Stems
Trigonotis procumbens
Waterleaf
Edible: Leaves
Trigonotis radicans
Edible: Leaves
Varronia macrocephala
Lera lera
Edible: Fruit
ZZ Echium amoenum
Red feathers, Iranian borage
Edible: Herb, Medicine, Caution
ZZ Heliotropium sarmentosum
Edible: Medicine