| Common Name: | Blueweed |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Echium |
| Species: | vulgare |
| Classification/Rank: | Very Invasive |
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| Habitat/Range: |
• biennial herb that grows 0.6-1.0m tall • unbranched stem covered in stiff hairs; appears flecked due swollen red or black bases of the hairs • leaves narrow, elliptical and covered in stiff hairs; leaf size decreases with plant height • flowers are bright blue and funnel shaped.; blooms in June-July
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