Echium sabulicola (syn. Echium confusum Coincy, Echium maritimum Willd.) is a plant in the genus Echium. It is a herbaceous biennial plant and grows up to 70 centimetres (28 in) in height. It is native to the sandy areas of the coasts of the western Mediterranean region from Spain east to southern France and Italy, including the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily. The plant requires dry air and exposure to the sun.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sand viper's bugloss being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Boraginales
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Echium
- Species
- Echium sabulicola
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