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Viper's Bugloss/Blueweed

Echium vulgare

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Field Notes

Description:

Dried plant's use as a remedy for snakebite gave rise to the common name. Bugloss is an ancient Greek word for "ox-tongue," which the leaves are to resemble.

Habitat:

Open over growth field close to a river.

Notes:

Full flower

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Comments (1)
LarryGraziano
Nice shot Greg, thanks for adding it to the mission!!!

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PublishedOctober 24, 2011

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