Echium italicum L.

Italian viper's bugloss (en), Vipérine des Albères (fr), Vipérine d'Italie (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Echium

Characteristics

A biennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.4-0.8m high.
Life form biennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 2-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Bite(Snake) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Echium italicum habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Echium italicum habit picture by SALVATORE REGALBUTO SALVATORE REGALBUTO (cc-by-sa)
Echium italicum habit picture by Massimo D'Angelo (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Echium italicum leaf picture by Zio Barba (cc-by-sa)
Echium italicum leaf picture by massimo galli (cc-by-sa)
Echium italicum leaf picture by Radoslav Marinkovic (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Echium italicum flower picture by _p (cc-by-sa)
Echium italicum flower picture by Toñi Antonio (cc-by-sa)
Echium italicum flower picture by miaw Valentina (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Echium italicum fruit picture by viola gp (cc-by-sa)
Echium italicum fruit picture by iannizzotto michele (cc-by-sa)
Echium italicum fruit picture by Heras Daniel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Echium italicum world distribution map, present in France and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:115713-1
WFO ID wfo-0000662857
COL ID 38MB4
BDTFX ID 23513
INPN ID 95758
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Echium linearifolium Echium luteum Isoplesion italicum Echium altissimum Echium collinum Echium elongatum Echium glomeratum Echium pyramidale Echium pyramidatum Echium pyrenaicum Echium balearicum Echium ramosum Echium italicum var. balearicum Echium strictissimum Echium italicum

Lower taxons

Echium italicum subsp. albereanum Echium italicum subsp. biebersteinii Echium italicum subsp. cantabricum Echium italicum subsp. scaettae Echium italicum subsp. siculum