Pulmonaria rubra

{{Short description|Species of plant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Speciesbox | image = Pulmonaria rubra 03.jpg | image_caption = At the Gothenburg Botanical Garden | image2 = Pulmonaria rubra kz07.jpg | image2_caption = Habit | genus = Pulmonaria | species = rubra | authority = Schott | synonyms_ref = <ref name="POWO_120416-1" /> | synonyms = * ''Pulmonaria filarszkyana'' {{small|Jáv.}} * ''Pulmonaria obscura'' {{small|Rehmann}} * ''Pulmonaria transsilvanica'' {{small|Schur}} }}

'''''Pulmonaria rubra''''', the '''red lungwort''', is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae.<ref name="RHS_14154" >{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/14154/pulmonaria-rubra/details |title=Herbaceous Perennial ''Pulmonaria rubra'' RHS Plants for Pollinators plants red lungwort |author= |date=2026 |website=Find a plant |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=20 February 2026 |quote=14 suppliers ... Synonyms; ''Pulmonaria angustifolia'' 'Rubra', ''Pulmonaria officinalis'' rubra}}</ref> It is native to the Carpathian and Balkan Mountains, and it has been introduced to central Europe and Great Britain.<ref name="POWO_120416-1" >{{cite POWO |id=120416-1 |title=''Pulmonaria rubra'' Schott |access-date=20 February 2026 }}</ref> A clump-forming perennial reaching {{cvt|40|cm}}, it flowers from late winter to spring.<ref name="RHS_14154" /> Readily available from commercial suppliers, the Royal Horticultural Society considers it a good plant to attract pollinators.<ref name="RHS_14154" /> According to the Missouri Botanical Garden it is resistant to deer herbivory and to black walnut toxicity, is hardy in USDA zones 4 through 8, and is recommended for shady situations.<ref name="MBG_277975" >{{cite web |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=277975 |title=''Pulmonaria rubra'' |author= |date=2026 |website=Plant Finder |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=20 February 2026 |quote=Zone: 4 to 8 }}</ref>

==Subtaxa== The following subspecies are accepted:<ref name=" POWO_120416-1" /> * ''Pulmonaria rubra'' subsp. ''filarszkyana'' {{small|(Jáv.) Domin}} – eastern Carpathians * ''Pulmonaria rubra'' subsp. ''rubra'' – entire range thumb|left|''Pulmonaria rubra'' subsp. ''filarszkyana'' ==References== {{Reflist}}

rubra Category:Garden plants of Europe Category:Flora of Yugoslavia Category:Flora of Albania Category:Flora of Bulgaria Category:Flora of Greece Category:Flora of Romania Category:Flora of Ukraine Category:Plants described in 1851