Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Solanales (101)
Family: Boraginaceae (38)(family description)
Genus: Cynoglossum (2)
Epithet: officinale L. (7)
officinale => of practical use to man; official species in commerce, especially for medicinal purposes