Boraginaceae FAMILY
Anchusa azurea
Anchusa azurea
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Anchusa azurea is a clump-forming perennial plant with stems up to 100cm tall The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and sometimes also as a food and a dye. It is often grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its blue flowers.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope - France to Spain, east to Ukraine and greece; N. Africa - Morocco to Libya; Asia - Turkey to Israel, east to Afghanistan and Pakistan
HabitatSides of arable fields, waste places, roadsides and steppes on stony hills[ 45 Title Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1980 ISBN 0-19-217626-9 Description A good pocket flora, it also lists quite a few plant uses. , 187 Title Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1991 ISBN 0-330-30936-9 Description Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc. ].