Anchusa arvensis

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Anchusa arvensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Anchusa
Species:
A. arvensis
Binomial name
Anchusa arvensis
Synonyms

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]

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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, [4] however conservation status as of 2005 is least concern. [5] [ citation needed ]

Anchusa arvensis flowers April to September in the UK. [4]

References

  1. "Bugloss". Wild Flower Web. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ANAR16 [ bare URL ]
  3. https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/bugloss Nature Spot - Bugloss
  4. 1 2 Nature Spot - Bugloss
  5. Plantlife - England's Important Arable Plants