Iberodes linifolia

Iberodes linifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Iberodes
Species:	I. linifolia
Binomial name
Iberodes linifolia L.

Iberodes linifolia (syn. Omphalodes linifolia), also known as Venus's navelwort, white-flower navelwort and petite bourrache, is an annual species of flowering plant native to the Iberian Peninsula and western France,[1] but has naturalized elsewhere in Europe, North Africa, North America and Chile.[2] The plant is small, growing to 30–40 cm (12–16 in) tall by 15 cm (6 in) wide, with blue-green foliage and tiny white or off-white flowers in Spring and Summer. It is distributed throughout dry open areas in full sun.

The Latin specific epithet linifolia means “with leaves like flax (Linum)”.[3]

Under the name Omphalodes linifolia, this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]

References

1. "Omphalodes Mill" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
2. "Iberodes linifolia (L.) Serrano, R. Carbajal & S. Ortiz". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
3. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
4. "RHS Plant Selector - Omphalodes linifolia". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
5. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 69. Retrieved 14 April 2018.