Egyptian Alkanet / شُبَيط /

Egyptian Bugloss / أَنشوزَة مِصرِيَّة / دَبَون /

Lycopsis aegyptiaca L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
February to May
Seed collection period
June to July

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Cream
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Lycopsis L.
Family
Boraginaceae
Wikidata item
Q21976258
GBIF Item
Lycopsis aegyptiaca L. (5660355)

References

  1. Lycopsis aegyptiaca L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-08-04.
  2. Mashjar Juthour.(2017). Palestinian Wildflower Pocket Guide(English and Arabic)

Citation

Lycopsis aegyptiaca L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/802 accessed via barari.org on 3/24/2026.

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