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Echium italicum

Echium italicum L.
Echium italicum
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Echium italicum, the Italian viper's bugloss, is a plant species in the Boraginaceae family. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin and has been introduced to the United States. The species was first described in 1753 by Linnaeus.

Description

Echium italicum is found in regions such as DK, Austria, Bulgaria, SE, AU, BG, the conterminous 48 United States, Afghanistan, Albania, Baleares, Central European Rus, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, and Italy. It was treated as the generitype of Echium by Britton & Brown in 1913, but under the Vienna Code, Hitchcock's choice of E. vulgare L. is now recognized as the correct generitype. The plant is also known as Lady Campbell weed or pale bugloss.

Distribution

DK · Austria · Bulgaria · SE · AU · BG · conterminous 48 United States · Afghanistan · Albania · Baleares · Central European Rus · Corse · Cyprus · Czechoslovakia · France · Greece · Hungary · Iran · Iraq · Italy · Kazakhstan · Kirgizstan · Kriti · Krym · Lebanon-Syria · Libya · Maryland · North Caucasus · Romania · Sardegna

Synonyms

Echium altissimumEchium balearicumEchium collinumEchium elongatumEchium glomeratumEchium italicum var. balearicumEchium linearifoliumEchium luteumEchium pyramidaleEchium pyramidatumEchium pyrenaicumEchium ramosumEchium strictissimumIsoplesion italicum

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