Borage

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Borage
Borage starflower Rohtopurasruoho 01.jpg
Borage flower
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Borago
Species:
B. officinalis
Binomial name
Borago officinalis
Synonyms

Borage is an annual herb with edible flowers and young leaves. The flowers (most often blue) have a banana-like taste.

Keenan has eaten the flowers and a raw leaf or two, but not the cooked greens.

Acknowledgements

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