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Alkanet
Alkanet is the common name of several related plants in the borage family (Boraginaceae): * Alkanet, ''Alkanna tinctoria'', the source of a red dye; this is the plant most commonly called simply "alkanet" * Various other plants of the genus '' Alkanna'', may be informally called alkanet * Alkanet or common bugloss, '' Anchusa officinalis'' * Bastard alkanet or field gromwell, ''Lithospermum arvense ''Lithospermum arvense'' (syn. ''Buglossoides arvensis''), known as field gromwell, corn gromwell, bastard alkanet, stone seed and Ahiflower®, is a flowering plant of the family Boraginaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, as far north as Kor ...'' * False alkanet, '' Anchusa barrelieri'' * Green alkanet, '' Pentaglottis sempervirens'', a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves * Yellow alkanet, ' {{Plant common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alkanna Tinctoria
''Alkanna tinctoria'', the dyer's alkanet or simply alkanet, is a herbaceous flowering plant in the borage family Boraginaceae. Its roots are used to produce a red dye. The plant is also known as dyers' bugloss, orchanet, Spanish bugloss, or Languedoc bugloss. It is native to the Mediterranean region. ''A. tinctoria'' has 30 chromosomes and is regarded as a dysploid at the tetraploid level (4x + 2). ''A. tinctoria'' has a bright blue flower. The plant has a root of blackish appearance externally, but blue-red inside, with a whitish core. The root produces a fine red colouring material, which has been used as a dye in the Mediterranean region since antiquity. The dyestuff in its roots is soluble in alcohol, ether, and the oils, but is insoluble in water. It is used to give colour to wines and alcoholic tinctures, to vegetable oils, and to varnishes. Powdered and mixed with oil, the alkanet root is used as a wood stain. When mixed into an oily environment, it imparts a crimson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees and herbs in 146, to 156 genera with a worldwide distribution. The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single family of the order Boraginales within the asterids. Under the older Cronquist system it was included in Lamiales, but it is now clear that it is no more similar to the other families in this order than they are to families in several other asterid orders. A revision of the Boraginales, also from 2016, split the Boraginaceae in eleven distinct families: Boraginaceae ''sensu stricto'', Codonaceae, Coldeniaceae, Cordiaceae, Ehretiaceae, Heliotropiaceae, Hoplestigmataceae, Hydrophyllaceae, Lennoaceae, Namaceae, and Wellstediaceae. These plants have alternately arranged leaves, or a combination of alternate and opposite leaves. The leaf blades usually have a narrow shape; many are linear or lance-shaped. They are smooth-edged or toothed, and some have petiol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alkanna
''Alkanna'' is a genus of herbaceous plants including about 60 species of the family Boraginaceae. Selected species * '' A. amana'' Rech.f. * '' A. angustifolia'' Sümbül * '' A. areolata'' Boiss. * '' A. attilae'' P.H.Davis * '' A. aucheriana'' A.DC. * '' A. auranitica'' Mouterde * '' A. bracteosa'' Boiss. * '' A. caliensis'' Heldr. ex Boiss. * '' A. cappadocica'' Boiss. & Balansa * '' A. confusa'' Sam. ex Rech.f. * '' A. corcyrensis'' Hayek * '' A. cordifolia'' K.Koch * '' A. dumanii'' Sümbül * '' A. frigida'' Boiss. * '' A. froedinii'' Rech.f. * '' A. galilaea'' Boiss. * '' A. graeca'' Boiss. & Spruner * '' A. haussknechtii'' Bornm. * '' A. hirsutissima'' (Bertol.) A.DC. * '' A. hispida'' Hub.-Mor. * '' A. incana'' Boiss. * '' A. jordanovii'' St.Kozhukharov * '' A. kotschyana'' A.DC. * '' A. leiocarpa'' Rech.f. * '' A. leptophylla'' Rech.f. * '' A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchusa Officinalis
''Anchusa officinalis'', commonly known as the common bugloss or alkanet, is a plant species in the genus ''Anchusa''. The plant provides a great deal of nectar for pollinators. It was rated in the top 10 for most nectar production (nectar per unit cover per year) in a UK plants survey conducted by the AgriLand project which is supported by the UK Insect Pollinators Initiative. Photo gallery File:Anchusa officinalis.jpg, Macro view of ''Anchusa officinalis'' File:Anchusa officinalis inflorescence - Kulna.jpg, Flowers File:Common Bugloss in early June.JPG, Anchusa officinalis in the UBC Botanical Garden. File:Anchusa-officinalis-and-bee.jpg, Bumblebee hovers next to a stalk of a ''Anchusa officinalis'' plant. References External links * officinalis ''Officinalis'', or ''officinale'', is a Medieval Latin epithet denoting organisms—mainly plants—with uses in medicine, herbalism and cookery. It commonly occurs as a specific epithet, the second term of a two-part botan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithospermum Arvense
''Lithospermum arvense'' (syn. ''Buglossoides arvensis''), known as field gromwell, corn gromwell, bastard alkanet, stone seed and Ahiflower®, is a flowering plant of the family Boraginaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia, as far north as Korea, Japan and Russia, and as far south as Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. It is known in other places as an introduced species, including much of North America and Australia. The European Union has granted the refined oil of the seed of ''Buglossoides arvensis'' novel food status and some farmers are growing it nowiki/>commercially in the United Kingdom as a plant-variety patented (PVP) and trademarked cultivar (Ahiflower). The seed oil contains high levels (63-72%) of omega-3 ALA (c18:3), omega-3 SDA (c18:4), and omega-6 GLA (c18:3) and has GRAS (generally regarded as safe) review status from the US Food and Drug Administration, Canadian ingredient master file (IMF) registration and novel food status, and GMP+ Feed Support Product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchusa Barrelieri
''Anchusa barrelieri'', Barrelier's bugloss or false alkanet, is a species of plant in the Boraginaceae plant family. It is sometimes used as an ornamental plant Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i .... References barrelieri Garden plants {{Asterid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
