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Buglossoides arvensis (Field Gromwell) |
Buglossoides arvensis (BORAGINACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Buglossoides arvensis(L.) I.M.Johnst.
Published in J. Arnold Arbor. 35: 42 (1954) |
Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
Lithospermum arvense L. Synonym that was used for long in Malta:
Lithospermum arvense
L. Full list of synonyms :
[Euro+Med]
[PlantList]
[IPNI]
[POWO]
[Catalogue of Life]
[Worldplants.de]
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Plant Family : |
Boraginaceae
Juss. (The Borage Family)
16 species from the Boraginaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Field Gromwell, Corn Gromwell |
Maltese name(s) : |
Maltese name not known |
Status for Malta : |
Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man |
Frequency : |
Very Common Common Frequent Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct |
Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE ( annual plants, herbaceous )
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon |
Legal Protection : |
Not legally protected till the last update of this website (2/Mar/2022) |
Red List (1989) : |
Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands |
Flowering Time : |
February – April |
Colour of Flowers: |
White |
Toxicity: |
Not particularly toxic |
Name Derivation : |
Buglossoides:
arvensis: meaning fields or cultivated land, with reference to the preferred habitat of this plant. (Latin origin )
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Planting in rural areas : |
Can be planted in rural areas according to ERA Guidelines |
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Description, Habitat and Distribution | |
Habitat in Europe: |
Meadows, cultivated areas, abandoned fields and other open habitats. | |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Field margins, abandoned or fallow fields | |
Botanical Description: |
Annual; stems (1.5-)5-50(-90) cm, solitary to many, appressed-setulose-hispid. Lowest leaves oblong-spathulate or obovate, obtuse, the others oblong to linear, acute or subacute, usually erect. Cymes solitary or paired. Calyx-lobes linear or linear-lanceolate, unequal, acute. Corolla (4-)6-9 mm, white, purplish or blue. Stamens inserted below the middle of the corolla-tube. Nutlets brownish, hard. | |
Chromosome number: |
2n=28,42 | |
Distributional range: |
Most of Europe |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018): |
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
All Europe except the Azores, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Svalbard archipelago |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(from Euro+Med Checklist, 2019)
Country codes
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AE Ag Al Ar Au(A) Be(B L) Bl Br Bu By dCa(C F L T) Co Cr Cs Cy Da Es Fe Ga Ge Gg Gr Hb He Ho Hs(S) Hu It La LS Lt Lu Ma Mo No Po Rf(C E K N NW S) Rm Sa Si(M) Sk Sl Su Tu(A E) Uk(K) [Ge Hu] |
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Atlas Flora Europaea
GBIF Distribution map
