Pan India Bouquets

Anchusa ovata Lehm.

Family : Boraginaceae
(Forget-Me-Not Or Borage Family)
Family (Hindi name) : LASORA FAMILY (लसोड़ा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Boraginaceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Anchusa ovata Lehm.
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : Hillsides, marshes, field margins
Comments / notes : The seeds contain an edible oil.
Flower, Fruit : May-July
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, North India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan; North-East Africa, South-West Asia, South-East Europe
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan, North India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan; North-East Africa, South-West Asia, South-East Europe
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 178
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Anchusa ovata. Downloaded on 1 October 2023.