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Blueweed or Viper's Bugloss
Echium vulgare L..		  
Family Borage  (Boraginaceae)
Bloom Summer, Early Fall
Habitat Dry, sun, meadows, roadsides
Status Non-Native
Cycle Biennial
Height 1-3'
Flower head blue - pink 5 parted 5/8" wide; irregular funnel shape; head many helix-shaped branched clusters (cyme); long red stamens extend beyond petals.
Leaf Long, narrow, and very hairy on both surfaces.  Leaves feel like velvet.
Notes Stems have small brown dots. Entire plant is hairy.

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