Echium italicum
Species of flowering plant
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Echium italicum, the Italian viper's bugloss,[1] Lady Campbell weed,[2] or pale bugloss,[3] is a species of plant from the family Boraginaceae, found in the Mediterranean Basin (especially in Italy, hence the name 'italicum') and, as an introduced species in the United States (for example in the state of Maryland).[1]
| Italian viper's bugloss | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Echium |
| Species: | E. italicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Echium italicum | |
Distribution
It is also found in North Africa, western Asia, Caucasus and Europe. It has naturalised in Australia.[2]
Gallery
Flowers
