Species

Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum (L.) Holub

Blue Gromwell

Boraginaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not family)
Genus: Aegonychon ()

Synonyms

Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum
Aegonychon repens
Buglossoides purpurocaerulea
Lithospermum lucanum
Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum
Lithospermum repens
Margarospermum purpurocaeruleum

Related species

Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum (L.) Holub - Blue Gromwell

Traits


    30–60 cm tall. plants: with rough hairs. flowers: bluish to reddish; fauces yellowish. corolla: 12–20 mm long, Ø 10–18 mm. corolla-tube: with stripes of hair on the inside. fauces-scales: absent. calyx: 5‑leaved. sepals: incised (almost) down to the base. calyx-lobes...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum

Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery

  • in dry habitats

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