Boraginaceae
Echium

Echium plantagineum L.

First published in Mant. Pl. 2: 202 (1771)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia to Caucasus. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, South European Russia, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Austria, Brazil South, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, Czechoslovakia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Manitoba, Massachusetts, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Queensland, South Australia, Tanzania, Tasmania, Ukraine, Uruguay, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hohla, M. (2011). Zwei Funde der Kleine Seerose (Nymphaea candida) sowie weitere Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von Oberösterreich. Stapfia 95: 141-161.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1991). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Boraginaceae: 1-124.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Zanotti, C.A. (eds.) (2022). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 19(3): 1-384. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). https://bsbi.org/archaeophytes. epublication.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • GBIF ( 2021-continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hohla, M. (2011). Zwei Funde der Kleine Seerose (Nymphaea candida) sowie weitere Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von Oberösterreich. Stapfia 95: 141-161.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1991). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Boraginaceae: 1-124.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Zanotti, C.A. (eds.) (2022). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 19(3): 1-384. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bonnier, Fl. Compl. Fr., Suisse et Belg. 7: t. 420/1979 (1924).
  • Edmondson in Fl. Turkey 6: 322, fig. 8 (1978).
  • Gibbs in Lagascalia 1: 57 (1971).
  • Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 5(3), fig. 3139 (1927).
  • L., Mant. Pl. Alt.: 202 (1771).
  • Meikle, Fl. Cyprus: 1155 (1985).
  • Piggin in Journ. Austral. Inst. Agric.Sci. 48: 3–16 (1982) (biology).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 8, 2011 Rico, L.; Birmingham MSc group 2007 [2240] Syria K000764188 No
Cândido, M. [2531] Portugal K001611644 Yes
Sintenis, P. [299] Greece K000958576 Unknown Type Material Yes
Williams, I. [3155] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087793 Yes
Schlieben, H.J.; Ellis [12331] Echium lycopsis K005087768 Yes
Menezes, A. [3516] Angola Echium lycopsis K005087764 Yes
Wallich (Dr) [s.n.] Echium lycopsis K005087781 Yes
Mavi, S. [595] Zimbabwe Echium lycopsis K005087763 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087798 Yes
Baron, R. (Rev.) [5180] Madagascar Echium lycopsis K005087767 Yes
s.coll. [1893] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087791 Yes
Barbosa, G.; Moreno, F. [9989] Angola Echium lycopsis K005087766 Yes
Bolus, H. [s.n.] Echium lycopsis K005087773 Yes
Strey, R.G. [7882] Echium lycopsis K005087769 Yes
[G] [s.n.] Echium lycopsis K005087776 Yes
Parker, R.N. [4376] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087778 Yes
Brink, E. [239] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087795 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [7607] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087799 Yes
Killick; Marais [2107] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087782 Yes
van Rensburg, W.L.G. [1957] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087792 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087797 Yes
Paterson, T.V. (Mrs) [227] Echium lycopsis K005087770 Yes
Marais, W. [807] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087784 Yes
Garside, S. [147] Echium lycopsis K005087777 Yes
s.coll. [398] Echium lycopsis K005087780 Yes
s.coll. [166] Echium lycopsis K005087779 Yes
Thode, J. [A2716] Echium lycopsis K005087774 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087800 Yes
Schönland, S. [[3631SS]] Echium lycopsis K005087772 Yes
Moll, E.J. [2663] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087783 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [9250] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087796 Yes
Fugler, S.R. [100] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087788 Yes
Williams, S.L. [296] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087794 Yes
Borges, A. [s.n.] Angola Echium lycopsis K005087765 Yes
[Villette] [s.n.] Echium lycopsis K005087775 Yes
Bayliss, R.D.A. [BRIB73] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087789 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [1886] Echium lycopsis K005087771 Yes
Galpin, N.L. [121] South Africa Echium lycopsis K005087787 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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