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|familia=Boraginaceae
|genus=Borago
|species=officinalis
|taxo_author=L.
|common_name=Borage
|habit=herbaceous
|Min ht box=60
|Min ht metric=cm
|Max ht box=1
|Max ht metric=m
|lifespan=annual
|flowers=blue
|Temp Metric=°F
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|image=Borage-overv-hr.jpg
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|image_caption=Borage plant
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'''Borage''', also known as '''starflower''' is an [[Annual plant|annual]] [[herb]] originating in [[Syria]], but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as Asia Minor, Europe, North Africa, and South America. It grows to a height of {{convert|60|-|100|cm|ft|abbr=on}}, and is bristly or hairy all over the stems and [[leaf|leaves]]; the leaves are alternate, simple, and {{convert|5|-|15|cm|in|abbr=on}} long. The [[flower]]s are complete, perfect with five narrow, triangular-pointed petals. Flowers are most often blue in color, although pink flowers are sometime observed. White flowered types are also cultivated. The flowers arise along scorpiod cymes to form large floral displays with multiple flowers blooming simultaneously, suggesting that borage has a high degree of [[geitonogamy]]. It has an indeterminate growth habit which may lead to prolific spreading. In milder climates, borage will bloom continuously for most of the year. Borage production does include use as either a fresh vegetable or a dried herb.

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Borage (Borago officinalis, Linn.). Boraginaceae. A coarse annual plant grown for culinary use in some parts of Eu., as in Germany. Used as a potherb and sometimes with salads. Only the young lvs. are palatable. Mostly known in this country as a bee-plant and for its handsome blue or purplish racemed fls. It is a hairy plant, 1½-2 ft. high, with oval or oblong Lvs. Eu., N. Afr. Eng. Borago laxiflora DC., is a small, decumbent alpine, but of easy cult., offered in the trade. It has alternate, ovate lvs., hairy throughout, and pretty, long-peduncled, purple or violet fls. Corsica.
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==Gallery==

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Image:Borago officinalis (flower).jpg|Detail of flower
File:Borago officinalis white flower.jpg|A white flower [[cultivar]]
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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