Boraginaceae
Pride of Madeira
Echium candicans
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Echium
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Echium candicansBoraginaceae
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Common names
By language (6)
- English
- Pride of Madeira
- German
- Madeira-Natternkopf
- Macedonian
- Белузлава змијоглавка
- Portuguese
- Massaroco
- Russian
- Синяк белеющий
- Spanish
- Plumeros azules
Synonyms
- Argyrexias candicans Raf.
- Echium brachyanthum Hornem.
- Echium candicans var. noronhae Menezes
- Echium cynoglossoides Desf.
- Echium densiflorum DC.
- Echium macrophyllum Lehm.
- Echium maderense hort. ex Steud.
- Echium marianum Boiss.
- Echium pallidum Salisb.
- Echium pavonianum Boiss.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.