Borage

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Borage by Bob Jones as part of the Geograph project.

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Borage

Image: © Bob Jones Taken: 8 Jul 2006

A large field at Alpheton planted with borage (also known as starflower, or common bugloss). Its seed is harvested in the Autumn and the oil is mainly used by the pharmaceutical industry.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.120601
Longitude
0.75488