Like most of the Borage family this is a very hairy plant. The rather insignificant blue flowers are found on a sprawling plant almost procumbent. The name bugloss derives probably from the Greek for ox: bous and tongue: glossa so that the combination buglosse in old English referred to the leaves which are like the tongue of an ox supposedly. The French still refer to this plant as Langue de Boeuf, which translates to Ox tongue in English.
Set-aside Field near Scarborough 11th June 2005
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Added on 10th October 2005