Family: Boraginaceae Genus: EchiumSpecies description: Erect, more or less softly hairy perennial 20-75 cm, with 1 to several flowering stems; leaves and stems with a dense, short, whitish, layer of appressed hairs and more or less sparse setae. Leaves 35-70 x 4-9 mm, linear-oblong to narrowly lanceolate. Calyx 10-17 mm at anthesis, scarcely accrescent, with long, white hairs. Corolla 16-26 mm, infundibuliform, pinkish-red to bluish-purple, with 2-3 excerted stamens.
Field Notes:
Habitat: Screes and moutain pastures; calcicole
Distribution: Mountains of S.Spain; Hs Found: S.Spain: ± Cortes de la Frontera Date: 4-6-93 Flora Europea:3-98 Literatuur:Notes: sometimes abundant. Needed: better total
Pictures: A.Voswinkel, The Netherlands email: aart@knoware.nl