Biology:Echium creticum

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of flowering plant


Cretan viper's bugloss
Viperine crete.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Echium
Species:
E. creticum
Binomial name
Echium creticum

Echium creticum, the Cretan viper's bugloss, (syn. Echium calycinum Viv., Echium rubrum Moench, Echium sericeum Vahl, Echium violaceum L.) is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is native to the western Mediterranean Basin.[1] It is also used as an ornamental plant.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q145084 entry