Moltkia

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'Moltkia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/moltkia/). Accessed 2025-04-28.

Family

Boraginaceae

Species in genus

Glossary

alternate: Attached singly along the axis not in pairs or whorls.
corolla: The inner whorl of the perianth. Composed of free or united petals often showy.
entire: With an unbroken margin.
exserted: Protruding; pushed out.

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Moltkia' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/moltkia/). Accessed 2025-04-28.

A genus of some half a dozen species of herbs or sub-shrubs. Leaves alternate, entire; corolla tubular to funnel-shaped, purple, blue, or yellow; stamens exserted. The genus was named after Count J. G. Moltke, a Danish naturalist who died in 1818.

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