Description:
Annual bugloss is a diminutive weedy annual. It is a leafy herb with erect stems and alternate leaves. The petiolate lance-shaped leaves are bristly hairy and crinkled on the margins. Blue funnel-formed flowers are borne in helicoid clusters at the tip of the plant. Annual bugloss is similar in many respects to common bugloss and resembles a blue-flowered tarweed. The fruit is a nutlet with four nutlets per flower.

• Mechanical: Annual bugloss should be prevented from producing seed. Small populations are easily pulled or dug. The seed bank is persistent.
• Biological: None known.
• Herbicide: Not Known. Refer to the State Noxious Weed Control Board site

For More Information:
Detailed information about Annual Bugloss is available at the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board Web Site.