| Lithodora | |
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| Lithodora fruticosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Subfamily: | Boraginoideae |
| Genus: | Lithodora Griseb. |
Lithodora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae, native to southwestern Europe, southern Greece, Turkey and Algeria. They are low-growing, evergreen shrubs and subshrubs, producing 5-lobed blue or white flowers. [1] The Greek lithodora literally means "stone gift", referring to the plant's preferred rocky habitats. [2] The genus Glandora was split from Lithodora in 2008. [3]
Lithodora species are often cultivated as ornamental plants which are especially suited to rock gardens or raised beds. [1]
