Boraginaceae

Red monkswort

Nonea vesicaria Rchb.

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Nonea

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Red monkswort (Nonea vesicaria) — FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Red monkswort

Synonyms

Anchusa nigricans (Desf.) Brot.
Echioides nigricans Desf.
Echioides violacea Desf.
Elizaldia violacea (Desf.) I.M.Johnst.
Lycopsis vesicaria L.
Nonea nigricans (Desf.) DC.

Flowers

In flower: February to April (from 83 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Vicente Lopes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Redder jdc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rodríguez Mariano, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jorge Íñiguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rodríguez Mariano, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jorge Íñiguez, CC BY 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.