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Anchusa blooms in the wild in the meadow

Starflower Plant (Borago officinalis) in Bloom, Close-up

Alkanet ( Anchusa capensis ) flowers. Boraginaceae biennial plants. Small blue flowers bloom from April to July.

Short to tall, rough-bristly perennial, occasionally biennial; stems erect, unbranched. Leaves long-lanceolate, 10-20mm wide, the lower stalked. Flowers bluish-red or violet, rarely white or yellowish, 7-15mm, borne in elongating coiled cymes; calyx divided to the middle. Nutlets conical, unstalked.

The stem of a flowering Anchusa is shot close-up against a blurred background of a summer field with wild grass

blossom of anchusa, blue petals of bugloss flower, blue blossoms, purple flower, pollen stamp, pollen pistils

images of wild flowers. Photos of wild flowers with purple flowers.

blue wildflowers against a soft green background

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

Flowers along the trail between Grandada and Cordoba in the Camino Mozarabe around May

Inflorescence of blue alkanet flowers (Anchusa officinalis)

Closeup Beautifully colored wild flowers.

Anchusa officinalis, common bugloss or alkanet. Violet and blue flowers in the grass

$Short to medium, variable, erect bristly biennial, rarely perennial; stems solitary or several. Leaves elliptical to lanceolate, stalked, with obscure lateral veins, the uppermost narrower and unstalked. Flowers pale to bright blue or blue-violet, pink in bud, 15-20mm long, with an oblique mouth, borne in branched coiled cymes; stamens long-protruding. Fruit hidden by the calyx-lobes.\nHabitat: Dry open places.\nFlowering Season: June-September.\nDistribution: Throughout Europe, except the far north.\n\nThis is a common Species in the described Habitats.$

Borago is tasty, healthy and has many medicinal uses

Anchusa L. is a genus of the family Boraginaceae

Macro view of a back lit borage flower with buds and leaves

Anchusa officinalis, common bugloss violet flowers in meadow closeup selective focus

Echium vulgare (blueweed) flowers captured on a meadow during springtime. The image shows also a bee collecting pollen.

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