Brunnera

Brunnera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are rhizomatous perennials, native to the woodlands of Eastern Europe and North West Asia. They have hairy leaves and sprays of blue flowers in spring.^[1] Numerous cultivars are available, which are valued as groundcover in dappled shade. Some possess variegated foliage. The best known species is B. macrophylla, known as Siberian bugloss.^[2][3]

Brunnera
Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian bugloss) Botanischer Garten Augsburg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Subfamily:	Boraginoideae
Genus:	Brunnera Steven

The genus name honors the Swiss botanist Samuel Brunner. The common name "bugloss", meaning ox tongue, originates from Greek and probably refers to the texture and shape of the leaves.^[2]

Species

Accepted species:^[4]

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Brunnera macrophylla (Adams) I.M.Johnst.	North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkey
	Brunnera orientalis (Schenk) I.M.Johnst.	Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey
	Brunnera sibirica Steven	SW. & S. Central Siberia