Biology:Echium italicum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant


Italian viper's bugloss
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Echium
Species:
E. italicum
Binomial name
Echium italicum

Echium italicum, the Italian viper's bugloss,[1] Lady Campbell weed,[2] or pale bugloss,[3] is a species of plant from the family Boraginaceae, found in the Mediterranean Basin (especially in Italy, hence the name 'italicum') and, as an introduced species in the United States (for example in the state of Maryland).[1]

Distribution

It is also found in North Africa, western Asia, Caucasus and Europe. It has naturalised in Australia.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1456551 entry