| 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 |
| 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]
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 .
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]
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