Echium plantagineum
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Echium plantagineum
COMMON NAME(S): Paterson's curse, Salvation Jane
SYNONYM(S):
FAMILY: BORAGINACEAE - Borage family
ORIGIN: Europe
HABITAT: Waste places
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TYPE:
HEIGHT: 1.5-3' tall
CHARACTERISTICS:
LEAVES: Basal becoming alternate, simple, oval or more slender to4" long; some coarse hairs
FLOWERS: Small, blue, along a curling flower stem
FLOWERING SEASON: Summer
FRUITS: Small, dark
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COMMENTS: Echium vulgare L. (Viper's-bugloss) is another weed from Europe that is widespread across many of the northern and central states. Its appearance and properties are similar to those of E. Plantagineum
