Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Boraginales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Anchusa officinalis
FAMILY
Boraginaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Anchusa officinalis
FAMILY
Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Anchusa officinalis
COMMON NAME:
Common Bugloss, Common Alkanet, Bee Bread
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Anchusa officinalis
FAMILY
Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Anchusa officinalis
FAMILY
Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Anchusa officinalis
4177
Forb
Biennial/Perennial
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate
Basal leaves have petioles; stem leaves clasp the stem.
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Bluish-purple
with a white center
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed salverform corolla
5 stamens, fused to corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Nutlet
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