
Lithospermum ruderale
western stoneseed
As recorded: Lithospermum ruderale Douglas ex Lehm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Boraginaceae
- Collected by
- Ransom, B.; Ridout, L.B. Ransom →L. Ridout →
- Collector number
- 14
- Date
- April 10, 1926
- Locality
- Sheep Creek
- Region
- Idaho, United States
- Elevation
- 396 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 10, 1926, Ransom, B.; Ridout, L. also collected 7 other specimens.
Lithospermum ruderale observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,091 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-23.

2026-09-23
Westside Rd, East Kootenay, BC, CA
(c) Adam Huggins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Okanagan-Similkameen, BC, CA
no rights reserved

2026-09-20
Okanagan-Similkameen, BC, CA
no rights reserved

2026-09-19
Foothills County, AB, Canada
(c) Rowan Fehr, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-19
Pincher Creek No. 9, AB, Canada
(c) Dexter Chiclo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-14
Okanagan-Similkameen, BC, CA
(c) ColinDJones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lithospermum ruderale. BISH 449623. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956162915. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/449623.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956162915 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
