Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Lamiales (175)
Family: Boraginaceae (33)(family description)
Genus: Lithospermum (1)
Epithet: officinale L. (6)
officinale => of practical use to man; official species in commerce, especially for medicinal purposes