Echium vulgare

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Family:BORAGINACEAE
Species:Echium vulgare L.
Common Name:Viper's Bugloss
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Biennial
Category:Vascular
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Taxonomic Notes:

A native of Europe and long since naturalized in the USA.  First collected in Alabama (Jackson Co.) by Al Schotz in 2022 (Barger et al. 2023).
Status:Not Native
References:

Barger, T.W., C.A. Davis, B. Finzel, B. Garland, A. Hayes, A.R. Schotz, P. Thompson, G. Todia, and N.D. Yawn. 2023. New and noteworthy vascular plant records for Alabama. Phytoneuron 2023-14: 1–6.

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Classification

FamilyBORAGINACEAE - Borage family
Genus Echium
Species Echium vulgare L. - Viper's Bugloss

Citation

Citation Echium vulgare Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 139. 1753.
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Type: Without data (lectotype: LINN 191.19). Lectotypified by Gibbs, Lagascalia 1: 54. 1971.

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Synonyms

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Specimens and Distribution

No specimens exist for this species.