Anchusa leptophylla subsp. incana (Ledeb.) D.F.Chamb.

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A herb. It grows 25 cm tall and 10 cm wide. The stems are short and branching. The leaves are simple, alternate and sword shaped. The flowers are blue.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.28
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The young aerial parts are roasted like an egg. The young stems are peeled and eaten.
Uses -
Edible shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Anchusa leptophylla subsp. incana world distribution map, present in Turkey

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:874815-1
WFO ID wfo-0000533651
COL ID 5FL9F
BDTFX ID 4442
INPN ID 82370
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Synonyms

Anchusa boissieri Anchusa angustissima Anchusa aspera Anchusa incana Anchusa leptophylla subsp. incana