BORAGE FAMILY
Anchusa azurea var. azurea (LARGE BLUE ALKANET)
(Sığırdili, Güriz)
(Italienische Ochsenzunge) Boraginaceae
Perennial herbs. Stem erect, robust, up to 1 50 cm. Leaves-elliptic to
lanceolate or oblanceolate, up to 20 x 4 cm. Calyx divided almost to base into linear. Corolla infundibular, violet or deep blue, up to 18 mm. Nutlets oblong. Leaves edible. Fl. April-July. Fields, dry steppe, etc., s.l.
Eurasia; introduced in N. & W. Europe.
