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Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not or Borage Family)

A close look at these flowers reveals their relationship to the tiny alpine Forget-Me-Not. As of January 2018, APG IV places Family Boraginaceae in Order Boraginales.

• Hackelia (Stickseed)
  • Hackelia floribunda (Stickseed)


• Hydrophyllum (Waterleaf)
  • Hydrophyllum fendleri (Fendler's Waterleaf)


• Lappula (Stickseed, Beggar's Tick)
  • Lappula redowski (Stickseed, Beggar's Tick)


• Lithospermum (Puccoon)
  • Lithospermum multiflorum (Puccoon)


• Mertensia(Chiming Bells, Blue Bells)
  • Mertensia ciliata (Chiming Bells, Blue Bells)
  • Mertensia lanceolata (Chiming Bells, Blue Bells)


• Oreocarya (Miner's Candle)
  • Oreocarya virgata (Miner's Candle)


• Plagiobothrys (Scouler's Popcornflower)
  • Plagiobothrys scouleri (Scouler's Popcornflower)