Glandora prostrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Glandora
Species:
G. prostrata
Binomial name
Glandora prostrata
(Loisel.) D.C.Thomas[1]
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Glandora prostrata var. bicolor Blanco-Dios
    • Lithodora prostrata (Loisel.) Griseb.
    • Lithospermum prostratum Loisel.
    • Rhytispermum prostratum Link

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]

Subspecies

A subspecies is currently accepted:[2]

  • Glandora prostrata subsp. lusitanica (Samp.) D.C.Thomas

References

  1. โ†‘ Taxon 57: 94 (2008)
  2. 1 2 3 "Glandora prostrata Regel". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. โ†‘ "Glandora prostrata 'Grace Ward' gromwell 'Grace Ward'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. โ†‘ "Glandora prostrata 'Heavenly Blue' gromwell 'Heavenly Blue'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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