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common alkanet
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common alkanet

Anchusa officinalis

Anchusa officinalis, commonly known as the common bugloss or alkanet, is a plant species in the genus Anchusa.

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

common alkanet in Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

1486 · p.60

common alkanet in Herbal of Virtues

Herbal of Virtues

1499 · p.59

common alkanet in Living Images of Plants

Living Images of Plants

Otto Brunfels · 1532 · p.119

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In the stacks

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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 75430.