Echium leucophaeum is a species of flowering plants of the family Boraginaceae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands, where it is restricted to the island of Tenerife.[1] Its name in Spanish is taginaste de Anaga.[2] The specific name leucophaeum is from Greek and means "greyish white".[3]
| Echium leucophaeum | |
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| Echium leucophaeum at San Andrés, Tenerife Island | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Echium |
| Species: | E. leucophaeum
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| Binomial name | |
| Echium leucophaeum Webb ex Sprague & Hutch.
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Description
editIt is a strongly branching woody shrub, average height 120 centimetres (47 in), maximum height 200 centimetres (79 in). The leaves are leathery and lance-shaped. Its flowers are white to rosy white and sit in a medium-sized inflorescence.[4]
References
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- ^ Manuel Arechavaleta, S. Rodríguez, Nieves Zurita, A. García (Hrsg.): Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias. Hongos, plantas y animales terrestres (List of Forest Species of the Canary Islands). 2009. Gobierno de Canarias, p. 151 ISBN 978-84-89729-21-6
- ^ Echium leucophaeum at Flora de Canarias
- ^ Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
- ^ "Echium leucophaeum". Rareplants. Retrieved 28 January 2019.