Anchusa officinalis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Anchusa officinalis L.

Alkanet, Common bugloss

2015 Gerald Carr

2010 Dr. Mark S. Brunell

Anchusa officinalis is a perennial herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (9 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Anchusa
Family:	Boraginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Anchusa procera

Information about Anchusa officinalis from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ANOF) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/28/2023).