Pulmonaria saccharata (Bethlehem lungwort)

Pulmonaria saccharata, the Bethlehem lungwort or Bethlehem sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to France and Italy. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial which is closely related to the common lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis). Growing to 10 cm (4 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) wide, it has lance-shaped leaves with white confluent spots, and pink or white flowers in spring.

The specific epithet saccharata means sugared, and refers to the spotted surface of the leaves.

Pulmonaria saccharata
 Kingdom:  Plantae
 Clade:  Tracheophytes
 Clade:  Angiosperms
 Clade:  Eudicots
 Clade:  Asterids
 Order:  Boraginales
 Family:  Boraginaceae
 Genus:  Pulmonaria
 Species:  P. saccharata

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