Weeds > Echium > Echium plantagineum > Echium plantagineum
Echium plantagineum
Purple Viper's Bugloss or Paterson's Curse
Origin: Native to western and southern Europe, southwestern Asia, and northern Africa.
| Family |
| Boraginaceae |
| Genus |
| Echium |
| Species |
| plantagineum |
| Category |
| Weeds |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Leaf Description |
| Rough, prickled leaves up to 14 cm in length. |
| Flower Description |
| The flowers are purple, 15–20 mm in length, with all the stamens protruding, holding onto a branched spike. |
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