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Anchusa strigosa Banks & Sol.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Flower buds
  • Leaves
Preparation
  • Boiled
  • Salads
Blooming period
March to June
Foraging period
March
Seed collection period
July to August
Potential medicinal uses
  • Amphoteric
  • Analgesic
  • Carminative
  • Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Dark blue
  • Light blue
  • White
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Anchusa
Family
Boraginaceae
Wikidata item
Q6746429
GBIF Item
Anchusa strigosa Banks & Sol. (8192155)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

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  9. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
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Citation

Anchusa strigosa Banks & Sol. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/465 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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