Lithospermum latifolium

Rare in the Finger Lakes, and threatened in the state, this understated plant of rich bottomland forests is interesting to find. The light green leaves are covered in hairs and the white fruits exemplify another one of its common names - stoneseed. A natural population can be seen in Cornell's Mundy Wildflower Garden.

Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
Broad-Leaved Gromwell
Puccoon
Type: 
Native
Herbaceous Plants - Annuals, Biennials, Perennials
Status: 
Threatened NYS (S2)
Moisture: 
Dry
Moist
Light: 
Shade

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