Echium brevirame

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Echium brevirame
Echium brevirame
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Echium
Species:
E. brevirame
Binomial name
Echium brevirame
Sprague & Hutch.
Synonyms
  • Echium aculeatum var. leucophaeum Bornm.
  • Echium giganteum f. inermis Coincy2

Echium brevirame is a species of flowering plant of the family Boraginaceae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands, where it is restricted to the island of La Palma.[1]

It is a low woody shrub with, average height 30 centimetres (12 in), maximum height 100 centimetres (39 in). The leaves are leathery, spiny, and lance-shaped. Its flowers are white and sit in a compact inflorescence.[2]

References

  1. ^ Manuel Arechavaleta, S. Rodríguez, Nieves Zurita, A. García (Hrsg.): Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias. Hongos, plantas y animales terrestres (List of Forest Species of the Canary Islands). 2009. Gobierno de Canarias, p. 150 ISBN 978-84-89729-21-6
  2. ^ "Echium brevirame". Rareplants. Retrieved 28 January 2019.