Common name
English: Italian bugloss
German: Italienische Ochsenzunge
English: Italian bugloss
German: Italienische Ochsenzunge
Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)
Order: Lamiales (171)
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
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue
Check for Anchusa azurea at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI