echium vulgare

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Familyboraginaceae

Orderboraginales

Lifespanperennial

Trivial nameviper's bugloss, blueweed

Blossom colorblue

Blossom symmetryzygomorph

Inflorescenceindeterminate

Phyllotaxisalternate

Echium vulgare, also known as viper’s bugloss or blueweed, is a biennial or perennial plant with tall spikes of vibrant blue to purple flowers. Native to Europe and western Asia, it attracts pollinators and thrives in sunny, well-drained areas like meadows and fields. Valued for its ornamental beauty, viper’s bugloss is sometimes used in herbal medicine. However, it can be invasive in some regions and needs careful management in gardens.

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