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Echium albicans Lag. & Rodr.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesEchium albicans Lag. & Rodr. 
BibliographyAnales Ci. Nat. 5: 269 (1802)
Native Ranges. Spain
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude350-2000m
Descriptionlong white lanate, basal leaves linear-lanceolate, attenuate to long petiole, stem leaves sessile, flowers in numerous spikes, producing oblong thyrsus
Size15-35cm
Colorred-violet
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
root cuttings in late winter
SynonymsEchium mertensii Lehm.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain)
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