Viper's-buglosses

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Borage Family - Boraginaceae

Pale Viper's-bugloss      Echium italicum

Native to the Mediterranean region, eastwards to Central Asia. Frequent in grassy places and along roadsides. Flowers pink or pale lilac-blue.

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Habit
Habit
Flowers
Flowers
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Flowers
Flower
Flower
Basal leaves


Purple Viper's-bugloss      Echium plantagineum

Native to the Mediterranean, eastwards through Asia Minor to the Caucasus. Frequent in lightly disturbed ground and along roadsides.

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Flower
Flower bracts
Leaf rosette
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Leaf
Leaf detail


Small-flowered Viper's-bugloss      Echium parviflorum

Native to the Mediterranean region, mostly in coastal areas of the European part. A small species with hairs on leaves mostly flattened and calyx lobes spreading more broadly as seeds develop.

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Habit
Flowers
Flowers
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Flowers
Flowers
Flowers


Coastal Viper's-bugloss      Echium arenarium

Native to the Mediterranean region, mostly in coastal areas of the European part. A small species with hairs on leaves mostly spreading (not flattened against the leaf) and calyx lobes only narrowly spreading as seeds develop.

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Habit
Habit
Flower
Flower
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Flower
Flower
Leaf
Leaf