Anchusa arvensis

Taxobox
name = "Anchusa arvensis"


image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Anchusa arvensis"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Rosopsida
familia = Boraginaceae
genus = "Anchusa"
species = "A. arvensis"
binomial = "Anchusa arvensis"
binomial_authority = (L.) M. Bieb.
synonyms = "Lycopsis arvensis"

"Anchusa arvensis" is a plant species of the genus "Anchusa". Its common names include small bugloss and annual bugloss. This is a hairy annual herb which may reach one half to one meter in height. It bears small blue tubular flowers, four nutlets per flower, and one seed per nutlet. The plant is native to Europe but is well-known elsewhere as a noxious weed.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?2030,2049,2050 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ANAR16 USDA Plants Profile]