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Alkanet
Alkanet is the common name of several related plants in the borage family (Boraginaceae): * Alkanet, ''Alkanna tinctoria'', the source of a red dye; this is the plant most commonly called simply "alkanet" * Various other plants of the genus '' Alkanna'', may be informally called alkanet * Alkanet or common bugloss, ''Anchusa officinalis ''Anchusa officinalis'', also knowns as common bugloss or common alkanet, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family. It is native to Europe and small parts of western Asia, but has been escaped from cultivation to grow in additional lo ...'' * Alkanet or field bugloss, '' Anchusa arvensis'' * Bastard alkanet or field gromwell, '' Lithospermum arvense'' * False alkanet, '' Cynoglottis barrelieri'' * Green alkanet, '' Pentaglottis sempervirens'', a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves * Yellow alkanet, ' {{Plant common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alkanna Tinctoria
''Alkanna tinctoria'', the dyer's alkanet or simply alkanet, is a herbaceous flowering plant in the borage family Boraginaceae. Its roots are used to produce a red dye. The plant is also known as dyers' bugloss, orchanet, Spanish bugloss, or Languedoc bugloss. It is native to the Mediterranean region. ''A. tinctoria'' has 30 chromosomes and is regarded as a dysploid at the tetraploid level (4x + 2). ''A. tinctoria'' has a bright blue flower. The plant has a root of blackish appearance externally, but blue-red inside, with a whitish core. The root produces a fine red colouring material, which has been used as a dye in the Mediterranean region since antiquity. The dyestuff in its roots is soluble in alcohol, ether, and oils, but is insoluble in water. It is used to give colour to wines and tincture, alcoholic tinctures, to vegetable oils, and to varnishes. Powdered and mixed with oil, the alkanet root is used as a wood stain. When mixed into an oily environment, it imparts a crims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borago, borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs in 146 to 154 genus, genera with a worldwide distribution. The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single family of the order Boraginales within the asterids. Under the older Cronquist system, it was included in the Lamiales, but clearly is no more similar to the other families in this order than it is to families in several other asterid orders. A revision of the Boraginales, also from 2016, split the Boraginaceae into 11 distinct families: Boraginaceae ''sensu stricto'', Codonaceae, Coldeniaceae, Cordiaceae, Ehretiaceae, Heliotropiaceae, Hoplestigmataceae, Hydrophyllaceae, Lennoaceae, Namaceae, and Wellstediaceae. These plants have alternately arranged leaves, or a combination of alternate and opposite leaves. The leaf blades usually have a narrow shape; many are linear or lance-shaped. They are smooth-edged or toothed, and some have petiole (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alkanna
''Alkanna'' is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Boraginaceae Boraginaceae, the Borago, borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs in 146 to 154 genus, genera with a worldwide distribution. The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single famil .... It includes 66 species native to southern and east-central Europe, western Asia, and North Africa. Species 66 species are accepted. * '' A. amana'' Rech.f. * '' A. angustifolia'' Sümbül * '' A. areolata'' Boiss. * '' A. attilae'' P.H.Davis * '' A. aucheriana'' A.DC. * '' A. auranitica'' Mouterde * '' A. bracteosa'' Boiss. * '' A. caliensis'' Heldr. ex Boiss. * '' A. cappadocica'' Boiss. & Balansa * '' A. chrysanthiana'' Kit Tan * '' A. confusa'' Sam. ex Rech.f. * '' A. corcyrensis'' Hayek * '' A. cordifolia'' K.Koch * '' A. dumanii'' Sümbül * '' A. frigida'' Boiss. * '' A. f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchusa Officinalis
''Anchusa officinalis'', also knowns as common bugloss or common alkanet, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family. It is native to Europe and small parts of western Asia, but has been escaped from cultivation to grow in additional locations in Europe and the Americas. The flowers are noted for their popularity with bumblebees due to a large nectar flow. The plants have been used in traditional medicines, but were falling out of favor by the early 1800s. They are still planted in gardens for their popularity with bees and their blue flowers. Description This herbaceous plant with well developed stems most often grows 40 to 70 centimeters tall, but may reach 100 centimeters tall in ideal conditions. It may be an annual, biennial, or perennial plant, perennial. The whole of the plant is covered in short, coarse hairs. Plants have a strong taproot that may be as long as one meter. Bugloss has leaves that are shaped like a narrow spear head (lanceolate, lance-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchusa Arvensis
''Anchusa arvensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the borage family Boraginaceae. Its common names include bugloss, small bugloss, annual bugloss, and field bugloss. Description This is a coarsely hairy annual herb which may reach half a meter in height. It bears small blue tubular flowers, four nutlets per flower, and one seed per nutlet. Leaves are very bristly and warty-looking, which differentiates it from similar species like '' Pentaglottis sempervirens'' and ''Myosotis arvensis''. Distribution and Habitat The plant is native to Europe, and is introduced in North America. ''Anchusa arvensis'' is found in arable field margins, sandy heaths, disturbed ground In ecology, a disturbance is a change in environmental conditions that causes a pronounced change in an ecosystem. Disturbances often act quickly and with great effect, to alter the physical structure or arrangement of biotic and abiotic element .... In the UK it is a declining species with patchy distribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithospermum Arvense
''Lithospermum'' is a genus of plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. The genus is distributed nearly worldwide, but most are native to the Americas and the center of diversity is in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Species are known generally as gromwells or stoneseeds. Taxonomy Plants of the World Online currently accepts 84 species.''Lithospermum'' L. ''''. Retrieved 27 July 2024. Other sources accept about 50 to 60 species in the genus.Cohen, J. I., (2012) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynoglottis Barrelieri
''Cynoglottis barrelieri'', Barrelier's bugloss or false alkanet, Stace, C. A., ''Interactive Flora of the British Isles'', Cambridge University Press DVD ROM, 2004Online version: ''Interactive Flora of NW Europe'') is a species of flowering plant in the Boraginaceae family. It is a perennial native to southeastern Europe (Italy, the Balkan Peninsula, and Hungary), Crimea, Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria. It is sometimes used as an ornamental plant Ornamental plants or ''garden plants'' are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars th .... Subspecies Three subspecies are accepted. *''Cynoglottis barrelieri'' subsp. ''barrelieri'' – Italy, Balkan Peninsula, Hungary, Crimea, Lebanon, and Syria *''Cynoglottis barrelieri'' subsp. ''longisepala'' – Bulgaria *''Cynoglottis barrelieri'' subsp. ''serpentinicola'' (synonyms ''Anc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
