Echium leucophaeum | |
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Echium leucophaeum at San Andrés, Tenerife Island | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Echium |
Species: | E. leucophaeum
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Binomial name | |
Echium leucophaeum Webb ex Sprague & Hutch.
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Synonyms | |
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Echium leucophaeum is a species of flowering plants of the family Boraginaceae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands, where it is restricted to the island of Tenerife.[1] Its name in Spanish is taginaste de Anaga.[2] The specific name leucophaeum is from Greek and means "greyish white".[3]
It is a strongly branching woody shrub, average height 120 centimetres (47 in), maximum height 200 centimetres (79 in). The leaves are leathery and lance-shaped. Its flowers are white to rosy white and sit in a medium-sized inflorescence.[4]