Anchusa italica Retz., garden anchusa, Italian alkanet , Italian bugloss, large blue alkanet

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Middle Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Macaronesia, TEMPERATE ASIA,
Uses: MATERIALS, Ml- Tannins/Dyestuffs, MEDICINE, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals

Cynoglossum creticum Mill., blue hound’s tongue

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Perennial
Flowering: March, April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe
Uses: FOOD, MEDICINE

Echium italicum L., Italian-bugloss, pale-bugloss

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Biannual
Flowering: April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Middle Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, TEMPERATE ASIA, Caucasus,
Uses: E- Other

Echium plantagineum L., blueweed, Paterson's-curse, purple-bugloss, purple viper's-bugloss

Growth habit: Forb / herb
Duration: Annual, Biannual
Flowering: April, May
Nativity: Native to Crete
Distribution: EUROPE, Northern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, AFRICA, Northern Africa, Macaronesia,
Uses: FOOD, F- Oil, APICULTURE, POISON, ENVIRONMENTAL USE, E- Ornamentals