Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Boraginales > Family Boraginaceae

Echium L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Echium acanthocarpum*	Svent.	taxonomically included in
*Echium aculeatum*	Poir.	taxonomically included in
*Echium albicans*	Lag. & Rodr.	taxonomically included in
*Echium amoenum*	Fisch. & C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Echium angustifolium*	Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Echium arenarium*	Guss.	taxonomically included in
*Echium asperrimum*	Lam.	taxonomically included in
*Echium auberianum*	Webb & Berthel.	taxonomically included in
*Echium bethencourtii*	A. Santos	taxonomically included in
*Echium boissieri*	Steud.	taxonomically included in
*Echium bonnetii*	Coincy	taxonomically included in
*Echium brevirame*	Sprague & Hutch.	taxonomically included in
*Echium callithyrsum*	Bolle	taxonomically included in
*Echium candicans*	L. f.	taxonomically included in
*Echium cantabricum*	(Laínz) Fern. Casas & Laínz	taxonomically included in
*Echium canum*	Emb. & Maire	taxonomically included in
*Echium creticum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Echium decaisnei*	Webb & Berthel.	taxonomically included in
*Echium flavum*	Desf.	taxonomically included in
*Echium gaditanum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Echium gentianoides*	Coincy	taxonomically included in
*Echium giganteum*	L. f.	taxonomically included in
*Echium glomeratum*	Poir.	taxonomically included in
*Echium handiense*	Svent.	taxonomically included in
*Echium hierrense*	Bolle	taxonomically included in
*Echium horridum*	Batt.	taxonomically included in
*Echium humile*	Desf.	taxonomically included in
*Echium italicum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Echium judaeum*	Lacaita	taxonomically included in
*Echium lancerottense*	Lems & Holzapfel	taxonomically included in
*Echium leucophaeum*	Sprague & Hutch.	taxonomically included in
*Echium longifolium*	Delile	taxonomically included in
*Echium lusitanicum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Echium modestum*	Ball	taxonomically included in
*Echium montenielluense*	Delage	taxonomically included in
*Echium nervosum*	Dryand.	taxonomically included in
*Echium onosmifolium*	Webb & Berthel.	taxonomically included in
*Echium orientale*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Echium pabotii*	Mouterde	taxonomically included in
*Echium parviflorum*	Moench	taxonomically included in
*Echium perezii*	Sprague	taxonomically included in
*Echium petiolatum*	Barratte & Coincy	taxonomically included in
*Echium pininana*	Webb & Berthel.	taxonomically included in
*Echium plantagineum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Echium popovii*	Dobrocz.	taxonomically included in
*Echium portosanctense*	J. A. Carvalho, Pontes, Bat.-Marques & R.Jardim	taxonomically included in
*Echium rauwolfii*	Delile	taxonomically included in
*Echium rosulatum*	Lange	taxonomically included in
*Echium rubrum*	Forssk.	taxonomically included in
*Echium sabulicola*	Pomel	taxonomically included in
*Echium salmanticum*	Lag.	taxonomically included in
*Echium simplex*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Echium strictum*	L. f.	taxonomically included in
*Echium suffruticosum*	Barratte	taxonomically included in
*Echium sventenii*	Bramwell	taxonomically included in
*Echium tenue*	Roth	taxonomically included in
*Echium triste*	Svent.	taxonomically included in
*Echium trygorrhizum*	Pomel	taxonomically included in
*Echium tuberculatum*	Hoffmanns. & Link	taxonomically included in
*Echium velutinum*	Coincy	taxonomically included in
*Echium virescens*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Echium vulgare*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Echium webbii*	Coincy	taxonomically included in
*Echium wildpretii*	Hook. f.	taxonomically included in
*Isoplesion*	Raf.	synonym
*Larephes*	Raf.	synonym
*Megacaryon*	Boiss.	synonym

Children

Echium acanthocarpum Svent.
Echium aculeatum Poir.
Echium albicans Lag. & Rodr.
Echium amoenum Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
Echium angustifolium Mill.
Echium arenarium Guss.
Echium asperrimum Lam.
Echium auberianum Webb & Berthel.
Echium bethencourtii A. Santos
Echium boissieri Steud.
Echium bonnetii Coincy
Echium brevirame Sprague & Hutch.
Echium callithyrsum Bolle
Echium candicans L. f.
Echium cantabricum (Laínz) Fern. Casas & Laínz
Echium canum Emb. & Maire
Echium creticum L.
Echium decaisnei Webb & Berthel.
Echium flavum Desf.
Echium gaditanum Boiss.
Echium gentianoides Coincy
Echium giganteum L. f.
Echium glomeratum Poir.
Echium handiense Svent.
Echium hierrense Bolle
Echium horridum Batt.
Echium humile Desf.
Echium italicum L.
Echium judaeum Lacaita
Echium lancerottense Lems & Holzapfel
Echium leucophaeum Sprague & Hutch.
Echium longifolium Delile
Echium lusitanicum L.
Echium modestum Ball
Echium montenielluense Delage
Echium nervosum Dryand.
Echium onosmifolium Webb & Berthel.
Echium orientale L.
Echium pabotii Mouterde
Echium parviflorum Moench
Echium perezii Sprague
Echium petiolatum Barratte & Coincy
Echium pininana Webb & Berthel.
Echium plantagineum L.
Echium popovii Dobrocz.
Echium portosanctense J. A. Carvalho, Pontes, Bat.-Marques & R.Jardim
Echium rauwolfii Delile
Echium rosulatum Lange
Echium rubrum Forssk.
Echium sabulicola Pomel
Echium salmanticum Lag.
Echium simplex DC.
Echium strictum L. f.
Echium suffruticosum Barratte
Echium sventenii Bramwell
Echium tenue Roth
Echium triste Svent.
Echium trygorrhizum Pomel
Echium tuberculatum Hoffmanns. & Link
Echium velutinum Coincy
Echium virescens DC.
Echium vulgare L.
Echium webbii Coincy
Echium wildpretii Hook. f.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: neidonkielet sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: snokörter

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 139. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Valdés, B. & Raab-Straube, E. von Echium L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/89c83276-52ba-4b65-8979-7e68562edb54

Image

Occurrence

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Environment

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status CR This species is critically endangered and is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

This species is critically endangered and is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Red List status LC 2010 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.