Echium virescens

Taxobox
name = "Echium virescens"

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = tower of jewels "Echium virescens"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
familia = Boraginaceae
genus = "Echium"
species = "E. virescens"
binomial = "Echium virescens"
binomial_authority = DC.

"Echium virescens" (Tower of jewels) is a plant included in the genus "Echium". It is endemic to the island of Tenerife, mainly in Macizo de Anaga and the Orotava Valley. It has its own flowering region and are in the lower zones of the slopes of the south of the island.

Description

It is a herbaceous biennial plant and grows up to 2 m in height and requires plenty of sun and lives in dry conditions.

Roses in several dense and cylindrical inflorescences, mainly in bifid lateral tops, the difference with the "Echium webbii" of the island of La Palma that has simple lateral tops.

It has dense foliage with green-grey leaves. These are thick and persistent, lanceolate, at the base, and smaller throughout the inflorescense, with hairs on both faces.

It has pale or pink flowers from the end of winter to the beginning of spring. The flowers have welded sepals at the base.

Uses

This plant is used in gardens. The plant are used for beekeeping, the plant has a great risk of pollen and nectar from other flowers.

External links

* [http://sapiens.ya.com/floraypoesia/echium_virescens_001.htm "Echium virescens" and other flowers of Tenerife]