Anchusa strigosa [soland.]

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Anchusa

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The leaves are eaten raw in salads. They are also boiled then fried with onion. The flowers are used raw as juice. The nectar is also sucked.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Cardiotonic agents (flower), Hypotension (flower), Asthma (fruit), Cough (fruit), Demulcents (fruit), Diuretics (fruit), Kidney calculi (fruit), Liver diseases (fruit), General tonic for rejuvenation (fruit), Asthma (leaf), Cough (leaf), Demulcents (leaf), Diuretics (leaf), Kidney calculi (leaf), Liver diseases (leaf), General tonic for rejuvenation (leaf), Alterative (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Lower Pulse (unspecified), Tea (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified), Demulcent (unspecified), Anti-infective agents (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Germination treatment -
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Images

Habit

Anchusa strigosa habit picture by Rina Jeger (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Anchusa strigosa leaf picture by Léonie (cc-by-sa)
Anchusa strigosa leaf picture by Rina Jeger (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Anchusa strigosa flower picture by Mehmet Basbag (cc-by-sa)
Anchusa strigosa flower picture by Mehmet Basbag (cc-by-sa)
Anchusa strigosa flower picture by Mehmet Basbag (cc-by-sa)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:113367-1
WFO ID wfo-0000533780
COL ID DM36
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Anchusa echinata Buglossum echinatum Buglossum syriacum Anchusa strigosa

Lower taxons

Anchusa strigosa subsp. macrophylla Anchusa strigosa subsp. tonsa