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Anchusa arvensis

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Anchusa arvensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

Description

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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

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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

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