Anchusa officinalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Boraginoideae
Tribus: Boragineae
Subtribus: Boragininae
Genus: Anchusa
Species: Anchusa officinalis
Subspecies: A. o. subsp. intacta – A. o. subsp. leucantha – A. o. subsp. officinalis

Name

Anchusa officinalis L., Sp. Pl.: 133 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Buglossum officinale (L.) Lam., Fl. Fr. 2: 278 (1779).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland (introduced), Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia (introduced), Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Turkey.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Western Canada
  - British Columbia.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California, Utah.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 133. Reference page.

Additional references

Tan, K., Gjeta, E., Mullaj, A., Shuka, L. & Vold, G. 2013. On the identity of Anchusa leucantha (Boraginaceae) from northern Greece. Phytotaxa 140(1): 35–42. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.140.1.3 ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Anchusa officinalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 20. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Anchusa officinalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Sep 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Anchusa officinalis. Published online. Accessed: 20 Sep 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Anchusa officinalis. Accessed: 20 Sep 2022.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Anchusa officinalis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 20.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Anchusa officinalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

العربية: لسان الثور المخزني
azərbaycanca: Dərman sümürgəni
беларуская: Пакрывец лекавы
čeština: pilát lékařský
Cymraeg: Llysiau'r-gwrid
dansk: Læge-Oksetunge
Deutsch: Gewöhnliche Ochsenzunge
English: Common Bugloss, Alkanet
español: buglosa oficinal, raiz de fuego, argamala, argámula, buglosa, buglosa vulgar, chupa-mieles, lengua de buey, lengua de buey salvaje, lengua de culebra, lengua de vaca, lenguaza, melera, miel de avispas
eesti: Imikas
suomi: Rohtorasti, häränkieli
français: Buglosse officinale
hornjoserbsce: Wšědna pócćiwka
magyar: Orvosi atracél
lietuvių: Vaistinis godas, Paprastasis godas
norsk bokmål: Oksetunge
Nederlands: Gewone ossentong, Gewone ossetong
polski: Farbownik lekarski
русский: Воловик лекарственный, Анхуза лекарственная
slovenčina: smohla lekárska
svenska: Oxtunga, Fåretunga
Türkçe: Adi sığırdili
українська: Воловик лікарський
中文（简体）: 药用牛舌草
中文（繁體）: 藥用牛舌草
中文（臺灣）: 藥用牛舌草
中文: 药用牛舌草, 药用牛舍草

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