''Echium nervosum'' is a species of flowering plants of the family
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borago, borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs in 146 to 154 genus, genera with a worldwide distribution.
The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single famil ...
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It is endemic to
Madeira
Madeira ( ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (), is an autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous region of Portugal. It is an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, in the region of Macaronesia, just under north of ...
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The specific name ''nervosum'' is from Latin and means "veined".
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Description
It is a compact woody shrub, average height , maximum height . The leaves are narrow, densely haired and silver green. Its flowers are pale blue to pale bluish rose and sit in an egg-shaped inflorescence.
References
Further reading
* Roberto Jardim, David Francisco: ''Flora Endémica da Madeira.'' Múchia Publicações, Funchal 2000, p. 96
* Peter Sziemer: ''Eine kurze Naturgeschichte Madeiras.'' Francisco Ribeiro & Filhos, LDA, Funchal 2000
* António da Costa, Luis de Franquinho: ''Madeira. Plantas e Flores.'' Francisco Ribeiro & Filhos, LDA, Funchal 2008, p. 173
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nervosum
Endemic flora of Madeira
Plants described in 1810