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small bugloss
Anchusa 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.
From the article Anchusa arvensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
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.
Range & habitat
The plant is native to continental Europe, and was introduced in North America, the UK, South America, Tasmania and Russia. Anchusa arvensis is found in arable field margins, sandy heaths, disturbed ground. Anchusa arvensis flowers April to September in the UK and from February to July in Portugal.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 62200.