Omphalodes linifolia

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Read about Omphalodes linifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Omphalodes linifolia, Mcench. Erect, slightly glaucous, 1 ft. high: radical Lvs. wedge-shaped; st.-lvs. linear-lanceolate, margin remotely ciliate: corolla twice as long as the calyx: nutlets dentate, inflexed at the margin. Dry, stony hills of Spain and Portugal. June-Sept. According to DeCandolle, the fls. arc normally white, and it is var. caerulescens, DC., which has bluish fls., sometimes tinged with rose. This interesting species belongs to a group of Omphalodes in which the nutlets are affixed laterally and lengthwise to the style which is pyramidal and has a square base.


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