common gromwell
European stoneseed
lithospermum officinale latin

Lithospermum officinale or Common Gromwell or European Stoneseed is a plant species of the genus Lithospermum.

Lithospermum leaves are eaten by the caterpillars of certain Lepidoptera, such as the moth Ethmia pusiella which has been recorded on Common Gromwell (L. officinale).

Lithospermum officinale or Common Gromwell or European Stoneseed is a plant species of the genus Lithospermum.

The larvae feed on Lithospermum officinale.

Lithospermum officinale (I)

The caterpillars feed on Common Gromwell (Lithospermum officinale) and Pulmonaria officinalis.

Lithospermum officinale or Common Gromwell or European Stoneseed is a plant species of the genus Lithospermum.

Lithospermum officinale, or gromwell, is a European native while Lithospermum caroliniense, a species of puccoon, is native to North America.

There are many other woodland floor plants including Early Purple Orchid Orchis mascula, Twayblade Neottia ovata, Gromwell Lithospermum officinale and Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scriptus.

The larvae feed on Anchusa officinalis, Cynoglossum officinale, Echium italicum, Echium vulgare, Lithospermum officinale, Myosotis, Nonea, Onosma, Pentaglottis, Pulmonaria officinalis and Symphytum officinale.