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Lycopsis arvensis L.

bugloss (Boraginaceae)

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Synonym | Anchusa arvensis (L.) M. Bieb.

Lycopsis arvensis is a hispid plant that grows over sandstone and in sandy soils; its corolla-tube has a distinctive bend.

Foxcombe Hill (VC22: Berkshire); 2014-04-04

 bugloss / Lycopsis arvensis: _Lycopsis arvensis_ is a hispid plant that grows over sandstone and in sandy soils; its corolla-tube has a distinctive bend.

The 4 nutlets of Lycopsis arvensis are wrinkled.

Hale (VC17: Surrey); 2018-08-02

 bugloss / Lycopsis arvensis: The 4 nutlets of _Lycopsis arvensis_ are wrinkled.

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L-R: Bidens tripartita, Melilotus officinalis, Mimulus guttatus, Thalictrum flavum, Ranunculus peltatus, Anchusa arvensis, Malva alcea, Lolium perenne