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Small Bugloss
Anchusa arvensis
37.1041, -7.96419
Field Notes
Description:
Height: 15–40 cm (6–16 in.). Stem branched, roundish–bristly, rough-haired.
Flower: Corolla wheel-shaped–campanulate (bell-shaped), slightly irregular (zygomorphic), 4–6 mm wide, initially red, later light blue, fused, 5-lobed. Calyx-tube same length as calyx, curved, large white protuberances in throat. Calyx fused, campanulate (bell-shaped), 5-lobed from base, densely hairy. Calyx lobes tapered, sharp-tipped. Stamens 5. Gynoecium fused, single-styled. Inflorescence initially dense, later extending into a 1-branched scorpioid cyme, all flowers with subtending bracts.
Leaves: Alternate. Basal leaves stalked, stalks winged, stem leaves stalkless, widely attached. Blade elongated–lanceolate–ovate, shallowly toothed, with crinkled margins, both sides hairy.
Fruit: 4-parted schizocarp. Mericarps elliptic, short-tapered, brown, with granular surface, approx. 3 mm long.
Flowering time: June–August.
Habitat:
Grain fields, gardens, roadsides, waste ground, harbours.
Notes:
Buglossa (Portuguese)
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