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Boraginaceae
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Herbs, shrubs, or trees with bristly hairs, usually simple hairs, alternate and spiral. Inflorescences determinate, often a scorpioid cyme, with perfect and radial flowers, calyx of 5 sepals, distinct or connate, corolla usually rotate and bearing appendages, funnel-like or tubular, stamens 5, epipetalous. Superior ovary with variable placentation, 2 connate carpels, divided in 2, making 4 chambers, with a gynobasic style.  Fruits a drupe, schizocarp, or capsule with nutlets.

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Amsinckia eastwoodiae
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Amsinckia intermedia
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Amsinckia menziesii
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Amsinckia spectabilis
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Amsinckia tessellata
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Borago officinalis
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Cordia boissieri
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Cordia myxa
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Cordia parviflora
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Cordia parvifolia
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Cordia sebestena
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Cordia sonorae
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Cryptantha ambigua
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Cryptantha barbigera
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Cryptantha crassisepala
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Cryptantha cycloptera
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Cryptantha decipiens
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Cryptantha dumetorum
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Cryptantha fendleri
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Cryptantha fulvocanescens
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Cryptantha ganderi
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Cryptantha gracilis
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Cryptantha intermedia
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Cryptantha juniperensis
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Cryptantha maritima
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Cryptantha muricata
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Cryptantha nevadensis
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Cryptantha osterhoutii
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Cryptantha pterocarya
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Cryptantha recurvata
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Cryptantha tenuis
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Cryptantha torreyana
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Cryptantha utahensis
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Cynoglossum amabile
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Cynoglossum officinale
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Ehretia alba
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Ehretia anacua
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Ehretia rigida
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Ehretia tinifolia
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Emmenanthe penduliflora
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Eremocarya micrantha
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Eriodictyon angustifolium
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Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
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Eucrypta micrantha
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Euploca fruticosa
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Euploca procumbens
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Greeneocharis circumscissa
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Hackelia besseyi
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Hackelia floribunda
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Hackelia pinetorum
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