Date: April 22, 2010. Location: Rochester cemetery (map)
| Classification Hierarchy | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheophyta |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass | Asteridae |
| Order | Lamiales |
| Family | Boraginaceae |
| Genus | Lithospermum |
| Species | Lithospermum canescens |
Date: April 22, 2010. Location: Rochester cemetery (map)
Scientific Name: Lithospermum canescens (litho =stone, spermum = seed i.e. the seeds are hard as stone)
Common Name: Hoary puccoon (hoary = white hair, puccoon was an indian word for any plant that could be used to make a colored dye).
Origin: Native
Notes: BONAP's North American Plant Atlas lists four species of Lithospermum in Iowa: L.canescens, L. caroliniense, L. incisum, and L. latifolium. All four species can be found in Iowa usually in prairie remnants and sandy open spaces.
Additional references:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
