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tiny blue flowers on a large green plant... I'd swear I've seen this before, but I'm having a difficult time identifying it...  Geotagged,Green alkanet,Pentaglottis sempervirens,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

tiny blue flowers

on a large green plant... I'd swear I've seen this before, but I'm having a difficult time identifying it...

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  1. Did a superficial search but no luck either. Would you be able to tell the family or genus perhaps? Posted 7 years ago
    1. I've had no luck at all so far... this can often mean it's a non-native species. The flowers remind me of Myosotis (forget-me-not), but if they are that genus it's not one that local guides show. Posted 7 years ago

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''Pentaglottis sempervirens'', the green alkanet, evergreen bugloss or alkanet, is a bristly, perennial plant native to Western Europe. It grows to approximately 60 cm to 90 cm , usually in damp or shaded places and often close to buildings. It has brilliant blue flowers, and retains its green leaves through the winter. The plant has difficulty growing in acidic soil . The name "alkanet" is also used for dyer's bugloss and common bugloss . Green Alkanet is an introduced species in the British.. more

Similar species: Boraginales
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded May 5, 2018. Captured May 3, 2018 13:28 in Hidden Canyon Trail, White Salmon, WA 98672, USA.
  • X-E2
  • f/1.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 55mm