Echium wildpretii H.Pearson ex Hook.F.

Vipérine (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Echium

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.05 - 1.25
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use gene source
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°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Echium wildpretii habit picture by Szabolcs Frater (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Echium wildpretii leaf picture by ramos celestino (cc-by-sa)
Echium wildpretii leaf picture by Udo Herkommer (cc-by-sa)
Echium wildpretii leaf picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Echium wildpretii flower picture by Gottfried Müller (cc-by-sa)
Echium wildpretii flower picture by Simon Brumby (cc-by-sa)
Echium wildpretii flower picture by Pérez Francis (cc-by-sa)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:115955-1
WFO ID wfo-0000663158
COL ID 38MH9
BDTFX ID 85122
INPN ID 839885
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Echium wildpretii

Lower taxons

Echium wildpretii subsp. trichosiphon