Echium creticum L. is a plant in the Boraginaceae family, order Boraginales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Echium creticum L.

Echium creticum L.

Echium creticum, or Cretan viper's bugloss, is a western Mediterranean native flowering plant grown as an ornamental.

Family
Genus
Echium
Order
Boraginales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Echium creticum L.

Echium creticum L., commonly known as Cretan viper's bugloss, has several accepted synonyms: Echium calycinum Viv., Echium rubrum Moench, Echium sericeum Vahl, and Echium violaceum L. It is a flowering plant species that belongs to the Boraginaceae family. This species is native to the western Mediterranean Basin, and it is cultivated and used as an ornamental plant.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Boraginaceae Echium

More from Boraginaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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