Onosmodium virginianum

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Onosmodium virginianum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Onosmodium
Species:
O. virginianum
Binomial name
Onosmodium virginianum
(L.) A.DC.
Synonyms

Lithospermum virginianum

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Onosmodium virginianum

Onosmodium virginianum, common names gravel-weed, wild Job's tears, false gromwell, and Virginia false-gromwell is perennial plant native to the eastern United States. [1]

Conservation status

It is endangered in Connecticut, [2] Maryland, New Jersey, New York (state), extirpated in Pennsylvania, and as historical in Rhode Island. [3]

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References

  1. "Plants Profile for Onosmodium virginianum (wild Job's tears)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 31 December 2017.(Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
  3. "Plants Profile for Onosmodium virginianum (wild Job's tears)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 1 June 2018.