Family: Boraginaceae
blueweed, common viper's-bugloss, viper's-bugloss
Robert Bierman
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Etymology: Echium: from Greek echis, "a viper," the nutlets appearing to represent a viper's head
Plants: erect, biennial, 1'-3' tall forb, roughly-hairy especially above; taprooted
Leaves: lower leaves stalked, getting smaller towards top and becoming stalkless
Flowers: blue to pink, 5-parted, 1/2"-3/4" long, irregularly funnel-shaped, stamens extending beyond the petals; inflorescence of many curving, branched clusters (cymes); blooms June-Sept.
Fruits: slightly rough nutlets
Habitat: disturbed sites
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized
Plants: erect, biennial, 1'-3' tall forb, roughly-hairy especially above; taprooted
Leaves: lower leaves stalked, getting smaller towards top and becoming stalkless
Flowers: blue to pink, 5-parted, 1/2"-3/4" long, irregularly funnel-shaped, stamens extending beyond the petals; inflorescence of many curving, branched clusters (cymes); blooms June-Sept.
Fruits: slightly rough nutlets
Habitat: disturbed sites
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized
USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Images of seeds, fruits, embryos, etc. David G. Smith's "Delaware Wilflowers": Beautiful photographs; descriptions Dan Tenaglia's The Missouri Flora: Fabulous photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leave arrangement key. Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Robert W. Freckmann
Robert Bierman
Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration
Kurt Stüber
Dennis W. Woodland
Botanical Illustration
