Glandora prostrata
Glandora prostrata, the shrubby gromwell, creeping gromwell or purple gromwell (names it shares with Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum and Glandora diffusa), is a species of Glandora native to Portugal, Spain and France.[2] Its cultivars 'Grace Ward' and 'Heavenly Blue' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]
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| Glandora prostrata here given as Lithodora prostrata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Glandora |
| Species: | G. prostrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Glandora prostrata | |
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Subspecies
A subspecies is currently accepted:[2]
- Glandora prostrata subsp. lusitanica (Samp.) D.C.Thomas
References
- Taxon 57: 94 (2008)
- "Glandora prostrata Regel". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- "Glandora prostrata 'Grace Ward' gromwell 'Grace Ward'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- "Glandora prostrata 'Heavenly Blue' gromwell 'Heavenly Blue'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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