Ellisia
Ellisia
Genus of flowering plants
Ellisia is a genus of flowering plants in the forget-me-not family (Boraginaceae), containing the sole species Ellisia nyctelea.[3] It is native to North America, where it is also known as Aunt Lucy, false baby blue eyes, and waterpod.[2] The genus was named in honor of British naturalist John Ellis, a contemporary of, and correspondent to, Carl Linnaeus.[4] It was published and described by Linnaeus, in his book Species Plantarum ed.2 on page 1662 in 1763.[5]