Biology:Anchusa capensis
| Anchusa capensis | |
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| Close-up of flowers with bee for scale | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Anchusa |
| Species: | A. capensis
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| Anchusa capensis | |
Anchusa capensis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to Namibia, South Africa and Lesotho.[1][2] The genus Anchusa is from the Greek word anchousa, which makes reference to its use as a dye base for cosmetic paint obtained from the roots of another plant in the genus Anchusa tinctoria. The species capensis translates to ‘from the Cape’ referring to South Africa[3]
A. capensis typically reaches about 60 cm (24 in) tall, and grows best in full sun.[4] In summer, red buds open to reveal small, bright cobalt blue flowers with five petals and five white scales protecting the stigma and anthers.[5]
In the US, it grows well in zones 8–11.[6] Cultivars include 'Dawn', with white, pink, mauve and blue flowers, 'Blue Angel', with dark blue flowers, and 'Blue Bird', taller and with indigo blue flowers.[7]
Common Names
- Bugloss[8]
- Cape Forget-Me Not
- Summer Forget-Me Not
- Vergeet-My-Nietjie
- Ystergras
- Koringblom
- Ossetongblaar (Afr.)
- Petlekheme (Sesotho)
- Alkanet
Inflorescence
Extreme close-up of flower
At the San Francisco Botanical Garden
From Miss C.H. Lippincott seed catalog, 1894
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References
- ↑ "Anchusa capensis Thunb.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:113215-1.
- ↑ "Anchusa capensis Cape forget-me-not". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/71700/anchusa-capensis/details.
- ↑ "Anchusa capensis (Bugloss, Cape Forget-Me Not, Summer Forget-Me Not) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/anchusa-capensis/.
- ↑ "Anchusa capensis". http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Anchusa+capensis.
- ↑ "Anchusa capensis (Bugloss, Cape Forget-Me Not, Summer Forget-Me Not) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/anchusa-capensis/.
- ↑ "Cape Forget-Me-Not (Anchusa capensis) - Plants | Candide Gardening" (in en-US). https://candidegardening.com/US/plants/c62714c2348f23c0d3607c52d904aefa.
- ↑ Hessayon, D. G. (1999). The New Flower Expert. Expert Books. p. 20. ISBN 9780903505529.
- ↑ "Cape-Forget-Me-Not (Anchusa capensis) - Plants" (in en-ZA). https://candide.com/ZA/plants/c62714c2348f23c0d3607c52d904aefa.
Wikidata ☰ Q15574107 entry
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