Lithospermum molle

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Boraginoideae
Tribus: Lithospermeae
Genus: Lithospermum
Species: Lithospermum molle
Name

Lithospermum molle (Michx.) Muhl., 1813.
Synonyms

Onosmodium carolinianum var. molle (Michx.) Alph.Wood
Onosmodium molle Michx.
Purshia mollis (Michx.) Lehm.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental:Northern America
Regional: Southeastern USA
Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References
Primary references

Muhlenberg, G.H.E. 1813. Catalogus plantarum Americæ Septentrionalis. 122 pp. Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. ; 19.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Lithospermum molle in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct 07. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Lithospermum molle. Published online. Accessed: Oct 07 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Lithospermum molle. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct 07.
Catalogue of Life: 2020 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names
English: Softhair marbleseed

Lithospermum molle, the softhair marbleseed, is a species of flowering plant in the forget-me-not family. This species is a narrow endemic, native primarily to the Nashville Basin of Tennessee, where it is found in limestone prairies near cedar glades. There are disjunct populations in similar habitats in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, in northwest Alabama, in Logan and Warren County, Kentucky as well as other small areas of Tennessee.[2] Outside of Tennessee, it is very rare and perhaps no longer exists in Alabama and Kentucky due to habitat destruction. Because of its highly restricted geographic range, this species is considered vulnerable.[1]

This species has been long confused with Lithospermum bejariense, Lithospermum parviflorum, and Lithospermum virginianum, and its true geographic range and morphological distinctiveness are only recently being clarified.[3]
References

"Onosmodium molle ssp. molle". NatureServe. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
New Combinations, Rank Changes, and Nomenclatural and Taxonomic Comments in the Vascular Flora of the Southeastern United States J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5(2): 437 – 455. 2011 Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine