Onosma
Onosma
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. Some are popular as rock garden plants.
Estimates of the number of species in the genus range from about 85 or 88 to 150. As of July 2024 Plants of the World Online accepts 235 species. The systematics are unclear and the group is in need of study and revision.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Onosma simplicissima
speciesOnosma simplicissima
Onosma taurica
speciesOnosma taurica
Hairy Golden-drop
speciesOnosma echioides
Onosma polyphylla
speciesOnosma polyphylla
Onosma visianii
speciesOnosma visianii
Golden Drop
speciesOnosma arenaria
Onosma frutescens
speciesOnosma frutescens
Onosma polychroma
speciesOnosma polychroma
Onosma caucasica
speciesOnosma caucasica
Onosma fastigiata
speciesOnosma fastigiata
Onosma tanaitica
speciesOnosma tanaitica
Onosma tricerosperma
speciesOnosma tricerosperma
Onosma sericea
speciesOnosma sericea
Onosma pseudoarenaria
speciesOnosma pseudoarenaria
Onosma dichroantha
speciesOnosma dichroantha
Onosma graeca
speciesOnosma graeca
Aucher's Golden-Drop
speciesOnosma aucheriana
Onosma heterophylla
speciesOnosma heterophylla
Onosma bubanii
speciesOnosma bubanii
Onosma setosa
speciesOnosma setosa
Onosma alborosea
speciesOnosma alborosea
Onosma gigantea
speciesOnosma gigantea
Onosma fruticosa
speciesOnosma fruticosa
Onosma microcarpa
speciesOnosma microcarpa
Onosma viridis
speciesOnosma viridis
Onosma erecta
speciesOnosma erecta
Onosma tenuiflora
speciesOnosma tenuiflora
Onosma tinctoria
speciesOnosma tinctoria
Onosma irritans
speciesOnosma irritans
Onosma transrhymnensis
speciesOnosma transrhymnensis
Onosma borysthenica
speciesOnosma borysthenica
Onosma staminea
speciesOnosma staminea
Onosma echinata
speciesOnosma echinata
Onosma troodi
speciesOnosma troodi
Onosma stellulata
speciesOnosma stellulata
Onosma rigida
speciesOnosma rigida
Onosma conferta
speciesOnosma conferta
Onosma strigosissima
speciesOnosma strigosissima
Onosma helvetica
speciesOnosma helvetica
Onosma gmelinii
speciesOnosma gmelinii
Onosma paniculata
speciesOnosma paniculata
Onosma isaurica
speciesOnosma isaurica
Onosma caespitosa
speciesOnosma caespitosa
Onosma bulbotricha
speciesOnosma bulbotricha
Onosma bracteosa
speciesOnosma bracteosa
Onosma rostellata
speciesOnosma rostellata
Onosma alba
speciesOnosma alba
Onosma liwanowii
speciesOnosma liwanowii
Onosma roussaei
speciesOnosma roussaei
Onosma nana
speciesOnosma nana
Onosma bornmuelleri
speciesOnosma bornmuelleri
Onosma rascheyana
speciesOnosma rascheyana
Onosma caerulescens
speciesOnosma caerulescens
Onosma cinerea
speciesOnosma cinerea
Onosma baldshuanica
speciesOnosma baldshuanica
Onosma pygmaea
speciesOnosma pygmaea
Onosma iricolor
speciesOnosma iricolor
Onosma trachytricha
speciesOnosma trachytricha
Onosma guberlinensis
speciesOnosma guberlinensis
Onosma thracica
speciesOnosma thracica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.619
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.564
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1064
Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Dioscorides; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (comm.) · 1568 · p.1124
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 185356.