Pentaglottis sempervirens (L.) Tausch ex L.H. Bailey
green alkanet (evergreen bugloss)
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
green alkanet (evergreen bugloss)
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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Distribution of Pentaglottis sempervirens
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Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from deep, thick roots, stiff-hairy; stems erect, 30-100 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves egg-shaped, net-veined, abruptly contracted at the base, up to 40 cm long, long-stalked below, becoming unstalked above.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a terminal, bracted, dense cyme; corolla regular, bright blue, 8-10 mm wide, the tubes shorter than the limbs, the calyces divided more than 3/4 to base; calyces 10-20 mm long; stamens equal, included.
Fruits:
Nutlets 4; short-stalked.
Notes:
This species was first recorded for BC by F. Lomer in 2000.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry gravelly slopes and roadsides in the lowland zone; rare in SW BC, known only from Burnaby and N Vancouver; introduced from S Europe.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Anchusa sempervirens L.
Caryolophora sempervirens (L.) Fisch. & Trautv.