Alkanet is the common name of several related plants in the borage family (Boraginaceae):
Alkanet, Alkanna tinctoria, the source of a red dye; this is the plant most commonly called simply "alkanet"
Various other plants of the Alkanna genus may be informally called alkanet.
Alkanet or common bugloss, Anchusa officinalis
Bastard alkanet or field gromwell, Lithospermum arvense
False alkanet, Anchusa barrelieri
Green alkanet, Pentaglottis sempervirens, a blue-flowered plant with evergreen leaves
Yellow alkanet, Anchusa ochroleuca
