Pollinator plant

small bugloss

Anchusa arvensis

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Common names

26 names · 23 languages
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Other languages (22)
Dutch
French
Catalan
  • agafallosos[2]
Czech
  • prlina rolní[2]
Danish
Estonian
Finnish
  • peltorasti[2]
German
Hungarian
  • Vetési farkasszem[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • アレチウシノシタグサ[2]
Lithuanian
  • Dirvinis godulis[2]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Farbownik polny[2]
Russian
  • Воловик полевой[2]
Slovak
  • pŕhlica roľná[2]
Slovenian
  • njivski volovski jezik[2]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
  • Tarla Sığırdili[2]
Ukrainian
  • Воловик польовий[2]
Welsh
  • Llysiau'r-gwrid y tir âr[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Anchusa arvensis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • small bugloss — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Acker-Ochsenzunge — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Krummhals — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Miel de avispas — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Buglosse des champs — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Lycopside — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Buglossa minore — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Kromhals — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
[2] Anchusa arvensis — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • small bugloss — results[20].names[1]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Acker-Ochsenzunge — results[20].names[2]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Krummhals — results[20].names[4]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Miel de avispas — results[20].names[22]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Buglosse des champs — results[20].names[3]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Lycopside — results[20].names[21]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Buglossa minore — results[20].names[9]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Kromhals — results[20].names[14]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Krumhals — results[20].names[5]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Воловик полевой — results[20].names[6]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • prlina rolní — results[20].names[7]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • krokhals — results[20].names[8]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • peltorasti — results[20].names[10]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Dirvinis godulis — results[20].names[11]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • fårtunga — results[20].names[12]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Farbownik polny — results[20].names[13]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • アレチウシノシタグサ — results[20].names[15]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • agafallosos — results[20].names[16]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Воловик польовий — results[20].names[17]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • njivski volovski jezik — results[20].names[18]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • karukeel — results[20].names[19]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Vetési farkasszem — results[20].names[20]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • pŕhlica roľná — results[20].names[23]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Llysiau'r-gwrid y tir âr — results[20].names[24]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
  • Tarla Sığırdili — results[20].names[25]; taxon id 62200; Anchusa arvensis.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • bugloss — Page 3, column 1, row top 217 pt; common-name cell after Anchusa arvensis.; Anchusa arvensis.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Anchusa arvensis as a synonym of Lycopsis arvensis subsp. arvensis.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Boraginaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Anchusa arvensis in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low

Solitary wild bees

High suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

small bugloss (Anchusa arvensis) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Anchusa arvensis — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 4798073; ID DLWC; rank species; status synonym

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Lycopsis arvensis subsp. arvensis — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1576582; ID 5JG8F; rank subspecies; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1576582; ID 5JG8F; rank subspecies; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 1, entry Anchusa arvensis (top 217 pt)

    Source checked on .