NameThatPlant.net: Lycopsis arvensis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Boraginales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lycopsis arvensis FAMILY Boraginaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Anchusa arvensis FAMILY Boraginaceae

COMMON NAME:
Small Bugloss, Alkanet

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lycopsis arvensis FAMILY Boraginaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Anchusa arvensis FAMILY Boraginaceae

4178

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate
Basal leaves have winged petioles; stem leaves clasp the stem.
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Blue
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed salverform corolla
5 included stamens, fused to corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet

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