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Slender Borage

Borago pygmaea

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Common names

7 names · 7 languages
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Other languages (6)
Dutch
French
Finnish
  • kääpiöpurasruoho[2]
Lithuanian
  • Mažoji agurklė[2]
Russian
  • Бурачник карликовый[2]
Slovak
  • borák trpasličí[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Borago pygmaea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Slender Borage — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 336667; Borago pygmaea.
  • Bourrache naine — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 336667; Borago pygmaea.
  • Kleine bernagie — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 336667; Borago pygmaea.
[2] Borago pygmaea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Slender Borage — results[27].names[1]; taxon id 336667; Borago pygmaea.
  • Bourrache naine — results[27].names[4]; taxon id 336667; Borago pygmaea.
  • Kleine bernagie — results[27].names[2]; taxon id 336667; Borago pygmaea.
  • Mažoji agurklė — results[27].names[3]; taxon id 336667; Borago pygmaea.
  • Бурачник карликовый — results[27].names[5]; taxon id 336667; Borago pygmaea.
  • kääpiöpurasruoho — results[27].names[6]; taxon id 336667; Borago pygmaea.
  • borák trpasličí — results[27].names[7]; taxon id 336667; Borago pygmaea.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Borago pygmaea is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Boraginaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Corse, Sardegna, Italy (Capraia).

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Slender Borage (Borago pygmaea) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Borago pygmaea — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5022492; ID MJ94; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5022492; ID MJ94; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Borago pygmaea — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1327536; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1215923, 1215925, 1215926

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.