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Botany Photo of the Day will have brief written entries on weekends, holidays and my vacations from April through September. – Daniel

Thank you to roselea@Flickr from British Columbia for sharing today's photograph (original titled “Blue” via UBCBG BPotD Flickr Pool). Aptly named!

Eventhough native to the Middle East, the range of borage has expanded throughout the Mediterranean region and into central and eastern Europe, along with introduction to other regions of the world. Borage is considered a neglected horticultural crop by Nuez and Bermejo; the authors point out its relatively scant cultivation as a crop, despite its a number of food uses. Gernot Katzer adds more details about the culinary uses of Borago officinalis on his valuable Spice Pages site.