Echium simplex Dc.

Vipérine (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Echium

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 1.25-2.75m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 2.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 27
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Echium simplex leaf picture by mun mel (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Echium simplex flower picture by Vincenc J (cc-by-sa)
Echium simplex flower picture by Szabolcs Frater (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Echium simplex world distribution map, present in Australia, Spain, and Portugal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:115892-1
WFO ID wfo-0000663070
COL ID 38MFL
BDTFX ID 122075
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Echium simplex