What is Boraginaceae?
{{Taxobox | name = Boraginaceae | image = Changing Forget-me-not 600.jpg | image_caption = [[Forget-me-not]] (''Myosotis discolor'') | regnum = [[Plantae]] | unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] | unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] | unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]] | ordo = [[Boraginales]] | familia = '''Boraginaceae''' | familia_authority = [[Antoine Laurent de Jussieu|Juss.]] | subdivision_ranks = [[Family (biology)|Subfamilies]] | subdivision = *[[Boraginoideae]] *[[Cordioideae]] *[[Ehretioideae]] *[[Heliotropioideae]] *[[Hydrophylloideae]] *[[Lennooideae]] }} '''Boraginaceae''' is a family of around 2000 species, occurring mainly in Europe and Asia, especially in the Mediterranean region. Most of them are herbs, although there are some woody [[plant]]s. Most of them are grown as ornamental plants, although some are a source of dye or have medicinal uses. The most well-known members of the Family include [[Forget-me-not]] (''Myosotis''), [[Heliotropium|Heliotrope]] (''Heliotropium''), the [[Comfreys]] (''Symphytum''), [[Borage]] (''Borago''), and [[Hound's Tongue]] (''Cynoglossum''). {{biology-stub}} [[category:Boraginaceae]]