blueweed
Hairy blue wildflower
Blueweed is a bristly plant with bright blue flowers, native to Europe but now widespread as a weed in North America.
It grows in dry, disturbed areas—roadsides, fields, pastures—and is considered invasive in many regions.
Also called viper's bugloss.
The hillside was covered in blueweed by midsummer.
Pollen-transferring organism
- honeybeeNectar-gathering social insect
- bumblebeeLarge fuzzy stinging insect
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- beneficialProducing good results
meadow · roadside · grassland · pasture · field · wasteland · naturalized · drought-tolerant
Every second year
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
- bristlyCovered with stiff hairs
- lanceolateNarrow and tapering
Not indigenous here
- introducedMade formally acquainted
- spreadTo distribute widely
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
- colonizeEstablish control over territory
outcompete · infestation · eradicate · biocontrol · quarantine · displacement · proliferate · aggressive
Domesticated farm animals
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- forageSeek food actively
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
farmland · rangeland · tillage · cultivation · eradication
pollinator
Pollen-transferring organism
- honeybeeNectar-gathering social insect
- bumblebeeLarge fuzzy stinging insect
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
beneficial · meadow · roadside · grassland · pasture · field · wasteland · naturalized · drought-tolerant · wildlife
biennial
Every second year
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
- bristlyCovered with stiff hairs
lanceolate · taproot · self-seeding · herbaceous · flowering
non-native
Not indigenous here
- introducedMade formally acquainted
- spreadTo distribute widely
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
colonize · outcompete · infestation · eradicate · biocontrol · quarantine · displacement · proliferate · aggressive · management
livestock
Domesticated farm animals
toxicity · farmland · rangeland · tillage · cultivation · eradication