Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Anchusa undulata L. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 133 (1753) |
Native Range | Baleares, Iberian Peninsula, nw. Greece |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-200m |
Description | leaves linear, 5-15mm long, often sinuate and dentate, flowers to 8mm in diam. in crowded cyme |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | bluish violet, purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
Synonyms | Anchusa angustifolia Balb. Anchusa angustissima Bourg. ex Nyman Anchusa clavata Viv. ex A.DC. Anchusa nonneoides Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Anchusa subglabra Caball. Anchusa undulata var. angustissima A.DC. Anchusa undulata var. barceloi O.Bolós & Vigo Anchusa undulata var. commutata Pau Anchusa undulata var. maritima Vals. Anchusa undulata f. subglabra (Caball.) E.Rico Anchusa undulata f. subvelutina (Cout.) Cout. Anchusa undulata var. subvelutina Cout. Anchusa undulata var. typica Cout. Buglossum angustifolium All. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |