Borago officinalis
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Description
Annual, hispid herbs.
Leaves alternate, crowded in lower part of stem rosetta-like, lower leaves stalked, petiole 2-8 cm long, upper leaves sessile; blade 3-10 by 2-5(-8) cm, oblong or elliptic, margin entire or sinuate-wavy, obtuse, bristly hairy, nerves especially distinct on lower side, forming a dense network between primary nerves.
Inflorescence subcorymbose-paniculoid, with few small, lanceolate leaves near base, composed of scorpioid, leafless cymes; pedicels 0.5-2 cm long, patent or recurved.
Stamens: filaments strongly widening towards base, shorter than anthers, with a spurlike appendix, anthers with an acute apex, 7 mm long, dark violet.