Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare)
Image ID: 2018/ph41
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Introduced
Family:
Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not)
Height: 1 to 2.5 ft.
Blooms: June to
October
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 0.75 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Elongate clusters,
Fused petals, 5 parts
Location: Panhandle Trail
Date: 7/7/2018
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Viper's Bugloss may be
easily confused with:
- Bugle
Bugle flowers are distinctly asymmetric. Viper's bugloss has prominent red stamens.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
