Boraginaceae

Violet-vein viper's bugloss

Echium lusitanicum L.

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Echium

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Violet-vein viper's bugloss (Echium lusitanicum) — FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: زهرة الأفعى البرتغالية
arz: زهرة الافعى البرتغاليه
English: Violet-vein viper's bugloss

Synonyms

Echium broteri Samp. ex Cout.

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 272 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Celestino Quintela Sabarís, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Carminda Santos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Elizabete Marchante, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Carminda Santos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Carminda Santos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.