Field Guide to Noxious and Other Selected Weeds of British Columbia

Blueweed (Echium vulgare)

Photo courtesy BC Ministry of Forests

Regional Noxious Weed
biennial to short-lived taprooted perennial growing to 1 metre high; stems covered in stiff hairs with swollen reddish to black bases where attached to stem
invades rangelands, pastures, roadsides and idle areas particularly on coarse, sandy to gravelly soils
produces 500 to 2,000 seeds per plant

	Flowers produced on upper side of short stems Photo courtesy BC Ministry of Forests

	First year rosette

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