Anchusa arvensis

Anchusa arvensis is a plant species of the genus Anchusa. Its common names include small bugloss and annual bugloss.

Anchusa arvensis
Anchusa arvensis
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

Description

This is a 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 but is well-known elsewhere as a noxious weed.

Anchusa arvensis is found in arable field margins, sandy heaths, disturbed ground[1].

In the UK it is a declining species with patchy distribution [2], however conservation status as of 2005 is least concern [3].

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

References
  1. Nature Spot - Bugloss
  2. Nature Spot - Bugloss
  3. Plantlife - England's Important Arable Plants
  4. Nature Spot - Bugloss
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