Corn gromwell
Lithospermum arvense L.
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Morphology
- Stem
- Erect or ascending, simple or branched from base. Plants strigose.
- Leaves
- Alternate, cauline, sessile; blade spatulate to elliptic, oblong, or narrowly lanceolate, 2/5 to 2 inches long, 1/25 to 2/5 inch, tip rounded or acute.
- Inflorescence
- Axillary, flowers solitary.
- Flower
- Calyx .2 to .28 inch, lobes 5, linear to triangular; corolla white, salverform or funnelform, tube .2 to .33 inch, 5-lobed, lobes spreading, entire, not crinkly, apex rounded to obtuse; stamens 5, included.
- Fruit
- Schizocarps; nutlets 4, light brown to gray, ovoid or angular, 1/10 to 1/7 inch, irregularly wrinkled and pitted.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Roadsides, pastures, waste places; often in sandy soil
- Distribution
- East 3/5 of Kansas
Additional Notes
Comments
Lithospermum, stone and seed, and arvense of cultivated fields.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Boraginaceae - Borage Family
- Life Span
- Annual
- Height
- 4-20 inches
- Origin
- Introduced
- Last Updated
- 2014-05-24
Color Groups
White, Green & Greenish White Wildflowers
Flowering Period
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Blooms: April, May, June, July