Borago hortensis Linnaeus, Flora Anglica: 12. 1754.
"Habitat [in Anglia.]"
Lectotype (Selvi in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 53: 800. 2004): [icon] " Borago hortensis " in Gerard, Herball: 652, 653. 1597.
Current name: Borago officinalis L. ( Boraginaceae).