Anchusa arvensis
| Anchusa arvensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Anchusa |
| Species: | A. arvensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Anchusa arvensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lycopsis arvensis | |
Anchusa arvensis is a species of flowering plant in the borage family Boraginaceae. Its common names include bugloss, small bugloss, annual bugloss, and field bugloss.[1]
Description
This is a coarsely hairy annual herb which may reach half a meter in height. It bears small blue tubular flowers, four nutlets per flower, and one seed per nutlet. Leaves are very bristly and warty-looking, which differentiates it from similar species like Pentaglottis sempervirens and Myosotis arvensis.
Distribution and habitat
The plant is native to Europe, and is introduced in North America.[2]
Anchusa arvensis is found in arable field margins, sandy heaths, disturbed ground.[3]
In the UK it is a declining species with patchy distribution,[3] however conservation status as of 2005 is least concern.[4]
Anchusa arvensis flowers April to September in the UK.[3]
References
- ^ "Bugloss". Wild Flower Web. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Anchusa arvensis (L.) M. Bieb". USDA Plants Database.
- ^ a b c "Bugloss". NatureSpot.
- ^ "England's Important Arable Plants" (PDF). Plantlife. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-27.
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