Common name
English: Borage
German: Borretsch
Portuguese: Borago
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2630)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2533)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2142)
Order: Lamiales (178)
Family: Boraginaceae (36)(family description)
Genus: Borago (1)
Epithet: officinalis L. (12)
Synonym: Borago hortensis L.
hortensis => pertaining to the garden
officinalis => of practical use to man; official species in commerce, especially for medicinal purposes
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue