Viper's Bugloss - Echium vulgare
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Viper's Bugloss - Echium vulgare | dylan | Location | 7 Sep 2021, 8:21 p.m. | 3 Sep 2021, 4:42 p.m. | |
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Viper's Bugloss - Echium vulgare | dylan | Location | 7 Sep 2021, 8:19 p.m. | 4 Sep 2021, 1:30 p.m. |
Species Description
Widespread but local and often coastal throughout the UK. Habitat includes: Disturbed places with dry, well-drained soils such as chalk / limestone downland, heaths, quarries, chalk-pits, gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, wasteland, railway banks, roadside verges, coasts, cliff tops, sand dunes, shingle dunes, open grassland etc. Flowers: June to July. Growing habit: Biennial / Annual / Perennial. Height: Up to 80 cm. It has declined massively since the 1930s due to agricultural intensification, reclamation, and the development of neglected ground. Other names include: Blue-weed.