Calflora
Taxon  Report   2890 
Echium plantagineum  L.
Salvation echium,  Salvation jane, Viper's bugloss
Echium plantagineum
© 2006 Luigi Rignanese
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Echium plantagineum, a dicot, is an annual or perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.

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Echium plantagineum
© 2005 Luigi Rignanese
Family: BORAGINACEAE  
Genus: Echium
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Name Status:
Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
 Alternate Names:
(according to)
PLANTS: Echium lycopsis
More information about  Echium plantagineum
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
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Jepson eFlora

Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

Original Publication citation (ITIS)

USDA PLANTS Profile (ECPL)

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Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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