Blue

:For other uses, see Blue (disambiguation)

Plants and animals

• Blue agave (Agave tequilana var. weber) is a blue-leafed variety of the Mexican agave, used for making tequila.
• Blueback salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) is a synonym for sockeye salmon.
• Bluebell may refer to both the bulbous plants in the Hyacinthoides genus of lilies, or the plants in the genus Mertensia.
• Blueberry refers to any of the plants in the genus Vaccinium, all of which have flowers with edible berries colored blue to blue-black, which are also called "blueberries."
• Bluebill is a synonym for scaup, the name for two diving ducks in the Aythya genus: Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) and Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis).
• Bluebirds are any of the North American songbirds in the genus Sialia: Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana), or Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides). They are medium-sized thrushs that usually have blue plumage and, in males, a rust-color breast.
• Bluebonnets are two lupine annual flowers in the Lupinus genus that are native to Texas: Lupinus subcarnosus and Lupinus texensis. They have a light blue appearance and palmately compound leaves.
• Bluebottles or blow-flies are any of the flies in the genus Calliphiora that have a brightly-colored metallic body and breed in decaying organic material.
• Blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) is a long bluish North American catfish species, often weighing more than 45 kg (100 pounds).
• Blue poison dart frogs (Dendrobates azureus) are poisonous South American frogs that bioaccumulate neurotoxins on its blue skin.

A blue dog has a coat color that is primarily gray or silver. Examples include the Kerry Blue Terrier with a solid "blue" coat and some Australian Shepherds and Border Collies, which have merle coats. (See also Blue Dog Democrats, below).

Related Topics:
Dog - Kerry Blue Terrier - Australian Shepherd - Border Collie - Merle coats - Blue Dog Democrats

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