134 ALIEN FLORA OF BRITAIN 



Amsinckia spectabilis, Fisch. and Mey. Native of 

 California. Has been recorded as a casual on waste 

 ground in the neighbourhood of Liverpool. 



Anchusa hybrida, Ten. A native of the shores of 

 the Eastern Mediterranean area, and a weed there 

 in cultivated fields. Occasionally found as a grain 

 introduction in England. 



Anchusa italica, Retz. A weed of waste ground in 



Southern Europe. Observed in waste ground about 



Bristol and Bath. Very probably a result of garden 

 cultivation. 



Anchusa ofB.cinalis, L. A native of Central and 

 Southern Europe which occurs in many parts of 

 England and Scotland in a half-wild state. Being a 

 perennial, it frequently lasts for a long time in hedges 

 and field-borders near gardens where it is cultivated. 



[Anchusa sempervirens, L. The distribution of this 

 species is from Portugal to England. The confidence 

 with which it is claimed as a native by the authors of 

 local Floras decreases in proportion as it extends towards 

 the north. It is, however, so claimed by botanists in 

 Western France, Normandy, Jersey, and Southern 

 England, and, being a plant of decidedly western range, 

 it may be admitted to our Flora. It is not uncommon 

 as an escape from gardens.] 



Anchusa strigosa, Labill. A weed of cultivation in 

 Syria and Persia. Observed among weeds derived from 

 the sif tings of Turkish barley in waste ground near 

 Bath. 



