Occasionally escapes from cult. It is less leafy than C. officinale, with a smaller cal (2-3 mm at anthesis) and differs most obviously in its bright blue (seldom pink or white) fls.

Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

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