Anchusa azurea

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Anchusa azurea

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Anchusa
Species: A. azurea
Binomial name
Anchusa azurea
P. Mill.
Synonyms

Anchusa italica

Anchusa azurea is a species of flowering plant known by the common name Italian bugloss. It is a bristly perennial which reaches just over half a meter in height. It has straight lance-shaped leaves and petite tubular flowers of bright violet-blue. This species is native to Europe and western Asia but is well-known elsewhere as a noxious weed.

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