27,128 observationsCritically Endangered
purple viper's-bugloss
Echium plantagineum
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Boraginales ›Family: Boraginaceae ›Genus: Echium
About
Echium plantagineum, commonly known as purple viper's-bugloss or Paterson's curse, is a species of Echium native to western and southern Europe (from southern England south to Iberia and east to the Crimea), northern Africa, and southwestern Asia (east to Georgia). It has also been introduced to Australia, South Africa and United States, where it is an invasive weed. Due to a high concentration of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, it is poisonous to grazing livestock, especially those with simple...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of purple viper's-bugloss is Echium plantagineum.
- The purple viper's-bugloss has a conservation status of Critically Endangered.
- purple viper's-bugloss belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- purple viper's-bugloss belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- purple viper's-bugloss belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
- purple viper's-bugloss belongs to the order Boraginales.
- purple viper's-bugloss belongs to the family Boraginaceae.
- purple viper's-bugloss belongs to the genus Echium.