Trachystemon orientalis
| Trachystemon orientalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Trachystemon |
| Species: | T. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachystemon orientalis (L.) G.Don | |
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Trachystemon orientalis, commonly known as Abraham-Isaac-Jacob, is a perennial herb of the family Boraginaceae. Native to eastern Europe, it is frequently grown as an ornamental for its early blue-violet flowers and large leaves. It quickly spreads to provide a dense groundcover. Trachystemon is derived from the Greek trachys, meaning rough, and stemon, a stamen. The species name orientalis means eastern or from the orient, and is a reference to the native distribution of this species. Trachystemon orientalis is endemic to southeastern Europe and western Asia. http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/potd/2008/04/trachystemon_orientalis.php
The name can also refer to several related plants, such as species of Pulmonaria.
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