anchus arvensis

Anchusa arvensis is a plant species of the genus Anchusa. Its common names include small bugloss and annual bugloss.

This is a hairy annual herb which may reach half a meter in height. It bears small blue tubular flowers, four nutlets per flower, and one seed per nutlet. Leaves are very bristly and warty-looking, which differentiates it from similar species like Pentaglottis sempervirens and Myosotis arvensis.

The plant is native to Europe but is well-known elsewhere as a noxious weed.

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