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lungwort
Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis).
lungwort
plant genus
Also known as: Pulmonaria
lungwort, any plant of the genus Pulmonaria of the family Boraginaceae, especially P. officinalis, an herbaceous, hairy perennial plant, widespread in open woods and thickets of Europe. It is grown as a garden flower for its drooping, pink flowers that turn blue and for its often white-spotted leaves.
The lungwort’s basal leaves are heart-shaped and the stem leaves clasping and oval. The flowering stems, topped by drooping clusters of cylindrical flowers, reach 30 cm (12 inches). P. longifolia, with smaller flowers and narrow leaves, grows in similar terrain.
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