Buglossoides arvensis
species of plant
Buglossoides arvensis (syn. Lithospermum arvense), known as field gromwell, corn gromwell, bastard alkanet, and stone seed, is a flowering plant of the family Boraginaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, as far north as Korea, Japan and Russia, and as far south as Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. It is known in other places as an introduced species, including much of North America and Australia.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are accepted.
Buglossoides arvensis subsp. arvensis
Buglossoides arvensis subsp. occidentalis Franco
Buglossoides arvensis subsp. sibthorpiana (Griseb.) R.Fern.
Uses
Oil
The European Union has granted the refined oil of the seed of Buglossoides arvensis novel food status and some farmers are growing it commercially in the United Kingdom as a plant-variety patented (PVP) and trademarked cultivar (Ahiflower®).
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