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Echium humile Desf.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesEchium humile Desf. 
BibliographyFl. Atlant. 1: 165 (1798)
Native Rangec. & se. Spain, n. Africa to n. Chad
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatsands and rocks
Altitude0-1800m
Descriptionramose, leaves in rosette soon caducous, narrow, shortly petiolate, stem leaves sessile, lanceolate, rigid, verrucose, ciliate, inflorescence dense, corolla 9-15mm long
Size5-25cm
Colorblue-purple
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationdry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; root cuttings in late winter
SynonymsAnchusa humilis (Desf.) I.M.Johnst.
Echium angustifolium Lam.
Echium angustifolium var. grandiflorum Rouy
Echium angustifolium var. humile (Desf.) Coincy
Echium angustifolium var. parviflorum Rouy
Echium angustifolium var. fallax Maire
Echium humile var. saharicum Maire
Echium pycnanthum ssp. humile (Desf.) Jahand. & Maire
Echium thellungii Sennen & Mauricio
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia)
     22 West Tropical Africa (MTN Mauritania)
     24 Northeast Tropical Africa (CHA Chad)
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