Echium vulgare L.
(Viper’s-bugloss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEchium vulgare (Viper’s-bugloss)
GenusEchium (viper’s buglosses)
FamilyBORAGINACEAE (borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Echium vulgare (Viper’s-bugloss) :
1: Echium vulgare (Viper’s-bugloss)
3 Jul 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in flower
Image 1: Pollen grains - magnifiedImage 2: Pollen grains - magnified (2)Image 3: Pollen grains - magnified (3)Image 4: Pollen grains - magnified (4)Image 5: Pollen grains - magnified (5)Image 6: Pollen grains - profile focus - highly magnifiedImage 7: Pollen grains - surface focus - highly magnifiedImage 8: Pollen grains - surface focus - highly magnified (2)Image 9: Pollen grains - surface focus - highly magnified (3)Image 10: Pollen grains - surface focus - highly magnified (4)Image 11: Pollen grains - surface focus - highly magnified (5)Image 12: Pollen grains - surface focus - highly magnified (6)Image 13: Pollen grains - surface focus - highly magnified (7)
2: Echium vulgare (Viper’s-bugloss)
16 Jun 2008 OSGR: TR01 50° 60’ N, 0° 60’ E Vice County: East Kent (VC 15) England
Abundantly flowering
Image 1: Abundantly flowering patchImage 2: Massed flowersImage 3: Massed flowers (2)
3: Echium vulgare (Viper’s-bugloss)
10 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Plant - in situ - close-upImage 2: Plant - in situ - contra jourImage 3: Plant - in situ - contra jour - close-up
4: Echium vulgare (Viper’s-bugloss)
1 Jul 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: Inflorescence - top viewImage 3: Stem - close-up
5: Echium vulgare (Viper’s-bugloss)
24 Jun 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Buds - close-upImage 2: Plant in flower
6: Echium vulgare (Viper’s-bugloss)
3 Jun 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: BranchImage 2: Plant
7: Echium vulgare (Viper’s-bugloss)
14 May 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Leaf rosetteImage 2: Leaves
8: Echium vulgare (Viper’s-bugloss)
17 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Plants
9: Echium vulgare (Viper’s-bugloss)
30 Jun 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flowers - enlarged

Echium vulgare (Viper’s-bugloss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Echium vulgare (Viper’s-bugloss)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 17 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Echium vulgare (Viper’s-bugloss)
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