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'''''Lithodora''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Boraginaceae]], [[native plant|native]] to southwestern Europe, southern Greece, Turkey and Algeria. They are low-growing, [[evergreen]] [[shrubs]] and subshrubs, producing 5-lobed blue or white flowers.<ref name=RHSAZ>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1-4053-3296-5|pages=1136}}</ref> The [[Greek language|Greek]] {{transl|el|lithodora}} literally means "stone gift", referring to the plant's preferred rocky habitats.<ref name=AZPLA>{{cite book|last=Coombes|first=Allen J.|title=The A to Z of plant names|year=2012|publisher=Timber Press|location=USA|isbn=978-1-60469-196-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781604691962/page/312 312]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781604691962/page/312}}</ref> The genus ''[[Glandora]]'' was split from ''Lithodora'' in 2008.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1093/aob/mcr222 |title=Unusual heterostyly: Style dimorphism and self-incompatibility are not tightly associated in ''Lithodora'' and ''Glandora'' (Boraginaceae) |year=2012 |last1=Ferrero |first1=V. |last2=Arroyo |first2=J. |last3=Castro |first3=S. |last4=Navarro |first4=L. |journal=Annals of Botany |volume=109 |issue=3 |pages=655–665 |pmid=21985797 |pmc=3278292 }}</ref> |
'''''Lithodora''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Boraginaceae]], [[native plant|native]] to southwestern Europe, southern Greece, Turkey and Algeria. They are low-growing, [[evergreen]] [[shrubs]] and subshrubs, producing 5-lobed blue or white flowers.<ref name=RHSAZ>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1-4053-3296-5|pages=1136}}</ref> The [[Greek language|Greek]] {{transl|el|lithodora}} literally means "stone gift", referring to the plant's preferred rocky habitats.<ref name=AZPLA>{{cite book|last=Coombes|first=Allen J.|title=The A to Z of plant names|year=2012|publisher=Timber Press|location=USA|isbn=978-1-60469-196-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781604691962/page/312 312]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781604691962/page/312}}</ref> The genus ''[[Glandora]]'' was split from ''Lithodora'' in 2008.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1093/aob/mcr222 |title=Unusual heterostyly: Style dimorphism and self-incompatibility are not tightly associated in ''Lithodora'' and ''Glandora'' (Boraginaceae) |year=2012 |last1=Ferrero |first1=V. |last2=Arroyo |first2=J. |last3=Castro |first3=S. |last4=Navarro |first4=L. |journal=Annals of Botany |volume=109 |issue=3 |pages=655–665 |pmid=21985797 |pmc=3278292 }}</ref> |
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''Lithodora'' species are often cultivated as ornamental plants which are especially suited to [[rock garden]]s or raised beds.<ref name = RHSAZ/> |
''Lithodora'' species are often cultivated as ornamental plants which are especially suited to [[rock garden]]s or [[raised-bed gardening|raised beds]].<ref name = RHSAZ/> |
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==Species== |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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]
Species
Currently accepted species include:
- Lithodora fruticosa (L.) Griseb.
- Lithodora hancockiana (Oliv.) Hand.-Mazz.
- Lithodora hispidula (Sm.) Griseb.
- Lithodora zahnii (Heldr. ex Halácsy) I.M.Johnst.
References
- ^ a b RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1-4053-3296-5.
- ^ Coombes, Allen J. (2012). The A to Z of plant names. USA: Timber Press. pp. 312. ISBN 978-1-60469-196-2.
- ^ Ferrero, V.; Arroyo, J.; Castro, S.; Navarro, L. (2012). "Unusual heterostyly: Style dimorphism and self-incompatibility are not tightly associated in Lithodora and Glandora (Boraginaceae)". Annals of Botany. 109 (3): 655–665. doi:10.1093/aob/mcr222. PMC 3278292. PMID 21985797.
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