Lithodora

Lithodora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae, native to southwestern Europe, southern Greece, Turkey and Algeria. They are low-growing, evergreen shrubs and subshrubs, producing 5-lobed blue or white flowers.^[1] The Greek lithodora literally means "stone gift", referring to the plant's preferred rocky habitats.^[2] The genus Glandora was split from Lithodora in 2008.^[3]

Lithodora
Lithodora fruticosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Subfamily:	Boraginoideae
Genus:	Lithodora Griseb.

Lithodora species are often cultivated as ornamental plants which are especially suited to rock gardens or raised beds.^[1]

Species

Three species are accepted.^[4]

• Lithodora fruticosa (L.) Griseb.
• Lithodora hispidula (Sm.) Griseb.
• Lithodora zahnii (Heldr. ex Halácsy) I.M.Johnst.