| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Echium albicans Lag. & Rodr. |
| Synonyms | Echium mertensii Lehm. |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 600-1500m |
| Description | long white lanate, basal leaves linear-lanceolate, attenuate to long petiole, stem leaves sessile, flowers in numerous spikes, producing oblong thyrsus |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | red-violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Spain) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
albicans fruticescens (Coincy) Valdés, Lagascalia 27: 54 (2007)
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