Borage
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| Borage | |
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| Borage flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Borago |
| Species: | B. officinalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Borago officinalis | |
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Synonymy
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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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