Onosma
| Onosma | |
|---|---|
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| Onosma simplicissima ssp. volgensis | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Boraginales | 
| Family: | Boraginaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Boraginoideae | 
| Genus: | L.  | 
| Type species | |
| Onosma echioides | |
| Species[1] | |
|   235; see text  | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
 
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Onosma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are native to the Mediterranean and western Asia. They grow in dry, sunny habitats with rocky, sandy substrates.[2] Some are popular as rock garden plants.[3]
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Estimates of the number of species in the genus range from about 85[4] or 88[5] to 150.[2][6] As of July 2024 Plants of the World Online accepts 235 species.[1] The systematics are unclear and the group is in need of study and revision.[2]



Selected species
As of July 2024, Plants of the World Online accepts 235 species.[1] Selected species include:
- Onosma adenopus
 - Onosma affinis
 - Onosma aksoyii[5]
 - Onosma alborosea
 - Onosma album
 - Onosma apiculatum
 - Onosma arenaria
 - Onosma atila-ocakii[2]
 - Onosma aucheranum
 - Onosma beyazoglui[6]
 - Onosma borysthenica
 - Onosma bourgaei
 - Onosma bracteatum
 - Onosma bubanii
 - Onosma bulbotrichum
 - Onosma canescens
 - Onosma cassium
 - Onosma caucasica
 - Onosma caerulescens
 - Onosma cingulatum
 - Onosma confertum
 - Onosma decastichum
 - Onosma dalmatica
 - Onosma dicedens
 - Onosma dichroantha
 - Onosma echioides
 - Onosma elegantissimum
 - Onosma epirotica[7]
 - Onosma erectum
 - Onosma exsertum
 - Onosma farreri
 - Onosma fastigiata
 - Onosma fistulosum
 - Onosma frutescens
 - Onosma fruticosa
 - Onosma gigantea
 - Onosma glomeratum
 - Onosma glmelinii
 - Onosma graeca
 - Onosma helvetica
 - Onosma hispidum
 - Onosma hookeri
 - Onosma irritans
 - Onosma isauricum
 - Onosma javorkae
 - Onosma kaheirei
 - Onosma lijiangense
 - Onosma liui
 - Onosma luquanense
 - Onosma maaikangense
 - Onosma macrochaeta
 - Onosma mertensioides
 - Onosma molle
 - Onosma multiramaosum
 - Onosma nangqenense
 - Onosma nanum
 - Onosma orientalis
 - Onosma paniculatum
 - Onosma polioxanthum
 - Onosma polychroma
 - Onosma pseudoarenaria
 - Onosma rascheyana
 - Onosma rigida
 - Onosma setosa
 - Onosma simplicissimum
 - Onosma sinicum
 - Onosma stelluata
 - Onosma straussii
 - Onosma stridii
 - Onosma taurica
 - Onosma tenuiflora
 - Onosma tornensis
 - Onosma tricerosperma
 - Onosma troodi
 - Onosma visianii
 - Onosma waddellii
 - Onosma waltonii
 - Onosma wardii
 - Onosma yajiangense
 - Onosma zayueense
 
Notes
- ^ a b c d Onosma L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
 - ^ a b c d Koyuncu, O., et al. (2013). A new Onosma (Boraginaceae) species from central Anatolia, Turkey. Plant Syst Evol
 - ^ Hammerton, John Alexander (1920). Harmsworth's Household Encyclopedia. Harmsworth Encyclopedias.
 - ^ Onosma. Flora of Pakistan.
 - ^ a b Aytaç, Z., and Z. Türkmen. (2011). A new Onosma L.(Boraginaceae) species from southern Anatolia, Turkey. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Turk. J. Bot 35, 269-74.
 - ^ a b Kandemir, A. and Z. Türkmen. (2010). A new species of Onosma (Boraginaceae) from eastern Turkey. Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Turk J Bot 34 277-82.
 - ^ Onosma Epirotica Teppner Plants of the World Online
 
