Common name
English: Italian bugloss
German: Italienische Ochsenzunge
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Lamiales (196)
Family: Boraginaceae (36)(family description)
Genus: Anchusa (4)
Epithet: azurea P. Mill. (1)
Synonyms: Anchusa biceps Vest, Anchusa macrophylla Lam.
azurea => deep blue
biceps => double-headed
macrophylla => large leaved
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue
External links
Check for Anchusa azurea at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [999] Anchusa azurea - Plants For A Future