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Common Gromwell

Lithospermum officinale

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Common names

29 names · 26 languages
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Other languages (25)
Dutch
French
Arabic
  • حجرية البذر المخزنية[3]
Armenian
  • Կաքավկրկուտ դեղատու[3]
Catalan
  • mill de sol[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 小花紫草[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 小花紫草[3]
Czech
  • kamejka lékařská[3]
Danish
  • Læge-stenfrø[3]
Estonian
  • suur rusujuur[3]
Finnish
  • rohtorusojuuri[3]
German
Hungarian
  • közönséges orvosi-gyöngyköles[3]
Italian
Japanese
  • セイヨウムラサキ[3]
Lithuanian
  • Vaistinis kietagrūdis[3]
Norwegian
  • legesteinfrø[3]
Polish
  • nawrot lekarski[3]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Воробейник лекарственный[3]
Slovak
  • kamienka lekárska[3]
Slovenian
  • navadni železnik[3]
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Горобейник лікарський[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

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] Lithospermum officinale — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Common Gromwell — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Echter Steinsame — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • European Gromwell — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Grémil officinal — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Herbe aux perles — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Erba perla maggiore — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Glad parelzaad — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Aljôfar — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Lithospermum officinale ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Common Gromwell — VernacularName.tsv, line 145455; taxon 3VLFW.
  • Echter Steinsame (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 145456; taxon 3VLFW.
  • European stoneseed (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 145457; taxon 3VLFW.
[3] Lithospermum officinale — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Common Gromwell — results[15].names[1]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Echter Steinsame — results[15].names[4]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • European Gromwell — results[15].names[6]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Grémil officinal — results[15].names[3]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Herbe aux perles — results[15].names[26]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Erba perla maggiore — results[15].names[25]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Glad parelzaad — results[15].names[17]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Aljôfar — results[15].names[12]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Воробейник лекарственный — results[15].names[5]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • kamejka lékařská — results[15].names[7]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Læge-stenfrø — results[15].names[8]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • legesteinfrø — results[15].names[9]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • rohtorusojuuri — results[15].names[10]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Vaistinis kietagrūdis — results[15].names[11]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • セイヨウムラサキ — results[15].names[13]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • 小花紫草 — results[15].names[14]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • mill de sol — results[15].names[15]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Կաքավկրկուտ դեղատու — results[15].names[16]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • stenfrö — results[15].names[18]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • suur rusujuur — results[15].names[19]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • nawrot lekarski — results[15].names[20]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • közönséges orvosi-gyöngyköles — results[15].names[21]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • navadni železnik — results[15].names[22]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Горобейник лікарський — results[15].names[23]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • حجرية البذر المخزنية — results[15].names[24]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • 小花紫草 — results[15].names[27]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • kamienka lekárska — results[15].names[28]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
  • Taşkesen — results[15].names[29]; taxon id 204348; Lithospermum officinale.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Lithospermum officinale 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]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Common Gromwell (Lithospermum officinale) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to July.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Lithospermum officinale — 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 544923; ID 3VLFW; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 544923; ID 3VLFW; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.