Common name:
Common gromwell
Family:
Scientific name:
Lithospermum officinale
Main flower color:
Range:
Mostly in south England and south Wales
Height:
Up to 50 cm
Habitat:
Rough grassland, woodland margins, often limestone locations
Flowers:
Formed in small clusters at the tip of the leafy stems, and at the upper axils. Flowers, just a few mm in diameter, have a green calyx, divided almost to the base into five narrow lobes, and a yellowish-white corolla; a short tube, opening to five small, wavy-edged lobes
Leaves:
Narrowly lanceolate, unstalked, with a prominent midvein and side veins
Season:
June to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
