Boraginaceae
Anchusa variegata
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Anchusa
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- لسان الثور المصري
- German
- Bunte Ochsenzunge
Synonyms
- Anchusa aegyptiaca Maly ex Nyman
- Anchusa aegyptica Maly ex Nyman
- Anchusa perlata Lam.
- Anchusella variegata (L.) Bigazzi, E.Nardi & Selvi
- Lycopsis bullata Cirillo
- Lycopsis sanguinolenta Herb.
- Lycopsis variegata L.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 51 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Johannes, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pantazi Katerina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pantazi Katerina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bob Walker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bob Walker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ronald Flipphi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kirsten, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: connyklein, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: purperlibel, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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). About our plant data.