lithospermum
Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold & Zucc.
Lithospermum erythrorhizon is a species in the Boraginaceae family, commonly known as lithospermum. It is distributed across regions including Vermont-US, Amur, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Primorye, and Yakutskiya. The species was first described in 1846 by Siebold & Zucc.
Description
Lithospermum erythrorhizon is a plant species in the Boraginaceae family. It is also known by common names such as purple gromwell, red stoneroot, red gromwell, red-root gromwell, and redroot lithospermum. In Chinese, it is referred to as zǐcǎo (紫草), in Korean as jichi (지치), and in Japanese as murasaki. The species is native to a range of regions including Vermont in the United States, parts of Russia, and various regions in China, Japan, Korea, and Manchuria. It was formally described in 1846 by Siebold and Zuccarini.
Other common names
Purple GromwellRed GromwellRed-Root GromwellRedroot Lithospermumlithospermum
Distribution
Vermont-US · Amur · China North-Central · China South-Central · China Southeast · Chita · Japan · Korea · Manchuria · Primorye · Yakutskiya
Synonyms
Lithospermum murasakiiLithospermum officinale subsp. erythrorhizonLithospermum officinale var. erythrorhizonLithospermum murasaki
