Corn Gromwell

Corn Gromwell

Buglossoides arvensis (L.) I.M. Johnston
(formerly Lithospermum arvense L.)

Boraginaceae Family (Borage Family)

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Corn Gromwell:

annual or winter annual with alternate, linear, pubescent leaves in the Boraginaceae (Borage) family
tiny white flowers in leaf axils in mid to late spring
found in pastures, lawns, fencerows, winter annual crops, non-crop areas
roots were used to make a red dye
has some poisonous alkaloids in plant, but not commonly cause of poisoning