Viper's bugloss and blueweed
Echium vulgare
About
Echium vulgare, known as viper's bugloss and blueweed, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family Boraginaceae. It is native to most of Europe and western and central Asia and it occurs as an introduced species in north-eastern North America, south-western South America and the South and North Island of New Zealand. If eaten, the plant is toxic to horses and cattle through the accumulation of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in the liver.
- Family
- Boraginaceae
In the kitchen
Viper's bugloss is not eaten by humans. In fact, it can be toxic to horses and cattle if consumed, so it's best to admire this plant from a distance rather than trying to use it in your kitchen.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Echium vulgare
- Slug
- echium-vulgare
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Echium
- Species
- vulgare
- Wikidata QID
- Q157722
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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