Borage (starflower) crop, near Goodrich
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Borage (starflower) crop, near Goodrich
Image: © Pauline E Taken: 27 Jun 2007
Not long ago we had fields of yellow rape - now it's the blue starflower. Borage, (probably more well-known these days as starflower) is essentially a garden flower which farmers are producing on a field scale due to retail demand. Borage is one of the main arable source of gamma-linoleic acid (GLA) used in the health food industry.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.88075
Longitude
-2.628998