Bugloss
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Bugloss is a name used for several plants in the borage family (Boraginaceae
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Bugloss is part of the name of an insect:
Bugloss may also be:
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borage or Forget-me-not family, include a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totaling about 2,000 species in 146 genera found worldwide.A number of familiar plants belong to this family....
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- Barrelier's bugloss (Anchusa barrelieriAnchusa barrelieriAnchusa barrelieri, Barrelier's bugloss or false alkanet, is a species of plant in the Boraginaceae plant family. It is sometimes used as an ornamental plant....
) - Bugloss or small bugloss (Anchusa arvensisAnchusa arvensisAnchusa arvensis is a plant species of the genus Anchusa. Its common names include small bugloss and annual bugloss. This is a hairy annual herb which may reach one half to one meter in height. It bears small blue tubular flowers, four nutlets per flower, and one seed per nutlet...
) - Bugloss fiddleneck (Amsinckia lycopsoidesAmsinckia lycopsoidesAmsinckia lycopsoides is a species of fiddleneck known by the common name tarweed fiddleneck. It is one of the more common species of fiddleneck. It is native to much of western North America from California to British Columbia. It can be found in a wide variety areas.-Description:Amsinckia...
) - Common bugloss (Anchusa officinalisAnchusa officinalisAnchusa officinalis or Common Bugloss or Alkanet is a plant species of the genus Anchusa....
) - Cretan viper's bugloss (Echium creticumEchium creticumCretan viper's bugloss is an ornamental plant.-External links:*...
) - Dyers' bugloss (Alcanna tinctoria)
- Giant viper's bugloss (Echium pininanaEchium pininanaEchium pininana, also called Tree Echium, Pine echium and Giant Viper's bugloss, is a plant, native to La Palma in the Canary Islands, that is now cultivated in gardens in Britain and Ireland. Its native habitat is laurel forests, where it is now endangered through habitat loss.E...
) - Italian Bugloss (Anchusa azureaAnchusa azureaAnchusa azurea is a species of flowering plant known by the common name Italian bugloss. It is a bristly perennial which reaches just over half a meter in height. It has straight lance-shaped leaves and petite tubular flowers of bright violet-blue. This species is native to Europe and western Asia...
) - Purple viper's bugloss (Echium plantagineum)
- Siberian bugloss (Brunnera macrophyllaBrunnera macrophyllaBrunnera macrophylla is a plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae.-Description:Brunnera macrophylla is a herbaceous plant with basal, simple leaves, on slender stems. The flowers are blue, borne in spring....
) - Mount Teide bugloss (Echium wildpretiiEchium wildpretiiEchium wildpretii is an herbaceous biennial plant that grows up to 3 m in height. The species is endemic to the island of Tenerife, and is found mainly in Las Cañadas del Teide. The common names are tower of jewels, red bugloss, Tenerife bugloss or Mount Teide bugloss...
) - Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare)
Bugloss is part of the name of an insect:
- The Viper's Bugloss (Hadena irregularisHadena irregularisThe Viper's Bugloss is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 32–36 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location....
), a noctuid moth in the tribe Hadenini, whose caterpillar feeds on viper's bugloss and related plants
Bugloss may also be:
- Bugloss (French: Buglosse), the 28th day of the month of FloréalFloréalFor the ship class, see Floréal class frigateFloréal was the eighth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word flos, which means flowering....
in the French Republican calendar - Viper and Bugloss, characters created by columnist Peter Simple: see List of Peter Simple's characters, a Flower class corvetteFlower class corvetteThe Flower-class corvette was a class of 267 corvettes used during World War II, specifically with the Allied navies as anti-submarine convoy escorts during the Battle of the Atlantic...
of the British Royal Navy