Anchusa officinalis.
Botanical name:
Anchusa officinalis Linn. Boragineae. Anchu. Bugloss.
Europe. Johnson says, in the south of France and in some parts of Germany, where it is common, the young leaves are eaten as a green vegetable.
Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World, 1919, was edited by U. P. Hedrick.