Anchusa azurea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Boraginoideae
Tribus: Boragineae
Subtribus: Boragininae
Genus: Anchusa
Species:
Varietates: A. a. var. azurea – A. a. var. kurdica – A. a. var. macrocarpa

Name

Anchusa azurea Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.° 9 (1768).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Anchusa italica var. azurea (Mill.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 10: 286 (1908), nom. superfl.

Homonyms

Anchusa azurea Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 466 (1866). = Anchusa ochroleuca M.Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 125 (1808).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Madeira.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Free State, Northern Provinces.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Magadan.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Western Canada
  - British Columbia.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Maryland.
Note: Grey script indicates introduced occurrences.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Anchusa azurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 30. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Anchusa azurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Sep 2022. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Anchusa azurea. Published online. Accessed: 30 Sep 2022. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Anchusa azurea. Accessed: 30 Sep 2022.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Anchusa azurea in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 30.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Anchusa azurea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

català: Buglossa
English: Italian bugloss
suomi: Italianrasti, sinirasti
français: Buglosse d'Italie
Türkçe: Büyük sığırdili