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Alkanet
(Genus Anchusa)
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The genus Anchusa belongs to the tribe Boragineae of the borage family (Boraginaceae). It includes about 40 species.
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Green Alkanet
(Pentaglottis sempervirens)
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Pentaglottis sempervirens, the green alkanet, evergreen bugloss or alkanet, is a bristly, perennial plant native to Western Europe. It grows to approximately 60 cm (24") to 90 cm (36"), usually in damp or shaded places and often close to buildings. It has brilliant blue flowers, and retains its green leaves through the winter. The plant has difficulty growing in acidic soil (it is calcicolous). The name "alkanet" is also used for dyer's bugloss (Alkanna tinct
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Common Alkanet
(Anchusa officinalis)
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Anchusa officinalis, commonly known as the common bugloss or alkanet, is a plant species in the genus Anchusa.
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Italian Bugloss
(Anchusa azurea)
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Anchusa azurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, known by the common names garden anchusa and Italian bugloss (or just "bugloss"). It is a bristly perennial which reaches just over half a meter in height. It has straight lance-shaped leaves and petite tubular flowers of bright violet-blue. This species is native to Europe and western Asia and eastern Maghreb but is well-known elsewhere as a noxious weed. In Crete it is called...
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Dyer's Alkanet
(Alkanna tinctoria)
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Alkanna tinctoria, the dyer's alkanet or alkanet, is a herb in the borage family. Its main notability is its roots are used as a red dye. The plant is also known as dyers' bugloss, orchanet, Spanish bugloss or Languedoc bugloss. It is native in the Mediterranean region.
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False Alkanet
(Cynoglottis barrelieri)
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Anchusa barrelieri, Barrelier's bugloss or false alkanet, is a species of plant in the Boraginaceae plant family. It is sometimes used as an ornamental plant.
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