Blooms: May-July
Habit: herb
Duration: biennial,perennial
Origin: Introduced from Mediterranean region
Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations throughout Washington, but mostly east of the Cascades; occurring throught much of western North America, the upper Midwest, and northeastern U.S.
Habitat: Disturbed areas.
Habit: herb
Duration: biennial,perennial
Origin: Introduced from Mediterranean region
Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations throughout Washington, but mostly east of the Cascades; occurring throught much of western North America, the upper Midwest, and northeastern U.S.
Habitat: Disturbed areas.
Species Description:
General: Taprooted perennial, the several stems 3-8 dm. tall; herbage with spreading hairs throughout.
Leaves: Lower leaves oblanceolate, petiolate, 6-20 cm. long and 1-2.5 cm. wide; other leaves gradually reduced, becoming sessile and lanceolate.
Flowers: Flowers in terminal, helicoid, bracteate false racemes which elongate and straighten with age, the bracts lance-triangular; calyx 5-7 mm. long, the 5 lobes lanceolate, about equaling the tube; corolla blue-purple, 6-11 mm. long, the limb 6-11 mm. wide, the 5 lobes rounded.
Fruits: Nutlets 4, wrinkled, 2 mm. high, with a basal projection that fits into a pit in the receptacle.
General: Taprooted perennial, the several stems 3-8 dm. tall; herbage with spreading hairs throughout.
Leaves: Lower leaves oblanceolate, petiolate, 6-20 cm. long and 1-2.5 cm. wide; other leaves gradually reduced, becoming sessile and lanceolate.
Flowers: Flowers in terminal, helicoid, bracteate false racemes which elongate and straighten with age, the bracts lance-triangular; calyx 5-7 mm. long, the 5 lobes lanceolate, about equaling the tube; corolla blue-purple, 6-11 mm. long, the limb 6-11 mm. wide, the 5 lobes rounded.
Fruits: Nutlets 4, wrinkled, 2 mm. high, with a basal projection that fits into a pit in the receptacle.
Accepted Name:
Anchusa officinalis L.Synonyms:
(none)
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Anchusa officinalis
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Anchusa officinalis specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Anchusa officinalis specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Anchusa officinalis treatment.
E-Flora BC: Anchusa officinalis atlas page.
CalPhotos: Anchusa officinalis images.
USDA Plants Database: Anchusa officinalis.
Clayton J. Antieau, 1995
Clayton J. Antieau, 1995
Clayton J. Antieau, 1995
Clayton J. Antieau, 1995
Clayton J. Antieau, 1995
Richard Old
Richard Old
Richard Old
Richard Old
Sue Winterowd, 2005
Sue Winterowd, 2005
Richard Old
Richard Old
Richard Old
G. D. Carr, 2009
G. D. Carr, 2009
G. D. Carr, 2009
G. D. Carr, 2009
Robert L. Carr, 2009
Robert L. Carr, 2009
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