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Echium creticum

Photo by eulalia rubio
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Field Notes

Description:

La buglosa de Creta, Echium creticum L. es una especie de arbusto perteneciente a al familia de las boragináceas. Es nativa de la región del mediterráneo occidental.
La corola es pubescente, de un color rojo púrpura vivo y más larga que ancha.

Habitat:

Junto a la carretera, en lugar seco y soleado.

Notes:

Eulalia Rubio

Reference Links:

Echium creticum

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
lori.tas
Lovely. At first I thought it was Patterson's curse ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echium_plantagineum_in_Australia ), but it's only a close relative.

Spotted for Missions

Blue & Purple Holland (482km radius)
Mission
Flowers of Europe
Mission
Biodiversidad en España/Spain

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PublishedJanuary 14, 2012

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