Boraginaceae

Anchusa aegyptiaca DC.

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Anchusa

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Anchusa aegyptiaca (Anchusa aegyptiaca) — FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

German: Ägyptische Ochsenzunge

Synonyms

Anchusa flava Forssk.
Anchusa verrucosa Lam.
Asperugo aegyptiaca (L.) L.
Asperugo verrucosa Boiss.
Lycopsis aegyptiaca L.

Flowers

In flower: January to April (from 101 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: איתן פרמן, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: איתן פרמן, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.