Boraginaceae
Common bugloss
Anchusa officinalis
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Anchusa
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Common names
By language (34)
- Arabic
- لسان الثور المخزني
- arz
- لسان الثور المخزنى
- Azerbaijani
- Dərman sümürgəni
- Belarusian
- Пакрывец лекавы
- Bulgarian
- Лечебно винче, Давидово винче
- Chinese
- 药用牛舌草, 藥用牛舌草, 药用牛舍草, 蜻蜓
- Croatian
- Runjava trava
- Czech
- Pilát lékařský
- Danish
- Læge-Oksetunge
- Dutch
- Gewone ossentong, Gewone ossetong
- English
- Common bugloss, Alkanet, Bugloss
- Estonian
- Harilik imikas, Imikas
- Finnish
- Rohtorasti, Häränkieli
- French
- Buglosse officinale
- German
- Gemeine Ochsenzunge, Gebräuchliche Ochsenzunge, Gewöhnliche Ochsenzunge
- Hawaiian
- Kōanahi onanikian
- hsb
- Wšědna pócćiwka
- Hungarian
- Orvosi atracél
- Lithuanian
- Vaistinis godas, Paprastasis godas
- Macedonian
- Обично воловско јазиче
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Oksetunge
- os
- Урусудз
- Polish
- Farbownik lekarski
- Russian
- Воловик лекарственный, Анхуза лекарственная
- Serbian (Latin)
- Runjava trava
- Slovak
- Smohla lekárska
- Slovenian
- Navadni volovski jezik
- Spanish
- Argamala, Raiz de fuego, Argámula, Buglosa, Buglosa oficinal, Buglosa vulgar, Chupa-mieles, Lengua de buey
- Swedish
- Oxtunga, Fåretunga
- Tatar
- Шифалы үгез теле
- Turkish
- Adi sığırdili
- Ukrainian
- Воловик лікарський
- vep
- Löcunsil'm
- Welsh
- Llysiau'r-gwrid
Synonyms
- Anchusa angustifolia L.
- Anchusa angustifolia DC.
- Anchusa arvalis Rchb.
- Anchusa baumgartenii Nyman
- Anchusa davidovii Stoj.
- Anchusa incarnata Schrad. ex Steud.
- Anchusa leptophylla W.D.J.Koch
- Anchusa lycopsidis Besser ex Link
- Anchusa macrocalyx Hausskn.
- Anchusa maculata Hornem. ex Steud.
- Anchusa microcalyx Vis.
- Anchusa ochroleuca Baumg.
- Anchusa ochroleuca subsp. procera (Besser ex Link) Nyman
- Anchusa officinalis var. brachyantha Regel
- Anchusa officinalis var. ochroleuca Boiss.
- Anchusa officinalis var. velenovskyi Gușul.
- Anchusa osmanica Velen.
- Anchusa pustulata Schur
- Anchusa spicata Lam.
- Anchusa tinctoria Woodv.
- Anchusa velenovskyi (Gușul.) Stoj.
- Anchusa velenovskyi var. stojanovii Kožuharov
- Buglossum angustifolium (L.) Moench
- Buglossum aspermum Gilib.
- Buglossum officinale Lam.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to August (from 1,731 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: viridian, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dávid Horváth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ida B D Jacobsen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Viktoriia Streltsova, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Skjold Søndergaard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yvonne Engmann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nico, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.