Anchusa ochroleuca M.Bieb.

Yellow alkanet (en), Buglosse jaunâtre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Anchusa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 0.6
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible flowers leaves shoots
Therapeutic use Melancholy (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Anchusa ochroleuca flower picture by Sabine Slembrouck (cc-by-sa)
Anchusa ochroleuca flower picture by Pisa Samu (cc-by-sa)
Anchusa ochroleuca flower picture by CarolinaHelena (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Anchusa ochroleuca world distribution map, present in Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, France, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Moldova (Republic of), Netherlands, Pakistan, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Ukraine, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:113308-1
WFO ID wfo-0000533702
COL ID DLZJ
BDTFX ID 4466
INPN ID 82390
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Anchusa azurea Anchusa exasperata Anchusa undulata Anchusa versicolor Anchusa angustifolia Anchusa linearifolia d'urv. Anchusa intermedia Anchusa ochroleuca Anchusa popovii Anchusa sabulosa Anchusa canescens Anchusa ciliata