Field Guide to Noxious and Other Selected Weeds of British Columbia
Common Bugloss (Anchusa officinalis) a.k.a. Common Anchusa,
Alkanet
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- Regional Noxious Weed
- deep taprooted perennial in the Borage Family with hairy, angular stems growing to 0.6 metres tall; lance-shaped fleshy leaves are covered with stiff hairs; deep purple to blue flowers with white centres; flower stems, initially coiled like a fiddleneck, straighten out as each bud opens; four nut-like seeds produced per flower
- prefers dry, sandy to gravelly soils. Average seed production is in excess of 900 seeds per plant
- is sometimes confused with blueweed (Echium vulgare)
"Fiddleneck" flower stem uncoils as each bud opens |
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