Boraginaceae
Anchus arvensis
Anchusa arvensis
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Anchusa
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Common names
By language (23)
- Belarusian
- Крывацвет палявы
- Croatian
- Poljski volujak
- Czech
- Prlina rolní
- Danish
- Krumhals
- Dutch
- Kromhals
- English
- Anchus arvensis, Bugloss, Small bugloss
- Estonian
- Karukeel
- Finnish
- Peltorasti
- French
- Buglosse des champs, Lycopside
- frr
- Bläkrook
- German
- Acker-Ochsenzunge, Krummhals, Acker-Krummhals, Ackerkrummhals, Ackerochsenzunge, Wolfsauge
- hsb
- Křiwotrubka
- Icelandic
- Uxajurt
- Japanese
- アレチウシノシタグサ
- Lithuanian
- Dirvinis godulis
- Macedonian
- Полско воловско јазиче
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Krokhals
- Polish
- Farbownik polny, Krzywoszyj polny
- Russian
- Воловик полевой, Кривоцвет полевой, Полевой воловик
- Slovak
- Pŕhlica roľná
- Spanish
- Lenguas de pavo, Licopside, Licópside
- Swedish
- Fårtunga, Fåretungor, Fårtungor
- Welsh
- Llysiau'r-gwrid y tir âr
Synonyms
- Anchusa arvensis subsp. occidentalis (Kusn.) Nordh.
- Buglossites arvensis (L.) Bubani
- Echioides arvensis Poir. ex Steud.
- Lycopsis arvensis L.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to July (from 790 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Christine, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: petitcrabe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: spoonbilling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Yvonne Engmann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: A. Roche, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maky.Orel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Björn Sothmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yurii Basov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.