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Anchusa officinalis

Anchusa officinalis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Anchusa
Species: A. officinalis
Binomial name
Anchusa officinalis
L.

Anchusa officinalis, commonly known as the common bugloss or alkanet, is a plant species in the genus Anchusa.

The plant provides a great deal of nectar for pollinators. It was rated in the top 10 for most nectar production (nectar per unit cover per year) in a UK plants survey conducted by the AgriLand project which is supported by the UK Insect Pollinators Initiative.

Flowers

Anchusa officinalis in the UBC Botanical Garden.



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