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Throatwort

Trachelium caeruleum

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Common names

20 names · 17 languages
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Other languages (16)
Dutch
French
Catalan
  • agulletes de font[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
Danish
  • blå halsurt[2]
Estonian
  • sinine kaelakellukas[2]
Finnish
  • isosininuppi[2]
German
Italian
Japanese
  • ユウギリソウ[2]
Lithuanian
  • Mėlynasis žvirgždulis[2]
Polish
  • szyjnik niebieskawy[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Трахелиум голубой[2]
Slovak
  • trachélium belasé[2]
Spanish
  • Flor de la viuda o Alfileres[1][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] Trachelium caeruleum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Throatwort — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Blaues Halskraut — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Flor de la viuda o Alfileres — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Trachélie bleue — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Trachélie céruléenne — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Trachélium bleu — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Trachelio coltivato — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Halsbloem — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Traquélio — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
[2] Trachelium caeruleum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Throatwort — results[19].names[1]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Blaues Halskraut — results[19].names[7]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Flor de la viuda o Alfileres — results[19].names[6]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Trachélie bleue — results[19].names[2]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Trachélie céruléenne — results[19].names[4]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Trachélium bleu — results[19].names[3]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Trachelio coltivato — results[19].names[8]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Halsbloem — results[19].names[10]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Traquélio — results[19].names[11]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • agulletes de font — results[19].names[5]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • ユウギリソウ — results[19].names[9]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • sinine kaelakellukas — results[19].names[12]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Трахелиум голубой — results[19].names[13]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • blå halsurt — results[19].names[14]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • szyjnik niebieskawy — results[19].names[15]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • Mėlynasis žvirgždulis — results[19].names[16]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • isosininuppi — results[19].names[17]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • 疗喉草 — results[19].names[18]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
  • trachélium belasé — results[19].names[19]; taxon id 362516; Trachelium caeruleum.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Trachelium caeruleum ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Blaues Halskraut (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 143366; taxon 57NP4.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Trachelium caeruleum is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

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

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Campanulaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Macaronesia, W. Medit.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Throatwort (Trachelium caeruleum) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to August.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Trachelium caeruleum — 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 1404063; ID 57NP4; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1404063; ID 57NP4; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Trachelium caeruleum — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1204495; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 481818, 481819, 481820, 481821, 481822, 481823, 481824, 481825

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.