Anchusa strigosa

Anchusa strigosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Anchusa
Species:
A. strigosa
Binomial name
Anchusa strigosa
Synonyms
  • Anchusa echinata (Lam.)
  • Buglossum echinatum Tausch
  • Buglossum syriacum Tausch

Anchusa strigosa is a non-succulent species of herbaceous plants in the Boraginaceae family endemic to the Eastern Mediterranean regions, particularly Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and Iran. It is known widely by its common names of strigose bugloss and prickly alkanet.