Echium sabulicola
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Echium sabulicola is a plant in the genus Echium
. It is a herbaceous
biennial plant
and grows up to 70 cm in height and requires plenty of sun and prolong dry periods. 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.
The flowers nad its calix
forms up to five stems. Zygomorphous corolla of 12–22 mm in width and has five petals. The plant blooms in the end of April and blooms in the autumn months in during its favourable time.
Echium
Echium is a genus of 60 species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae.The type species is Echium vulgare, viper's bugloss. Species of Echium are native to North Africa, Europe, Madeira and the Canary Islands, but have also become invasive in southern Africa and Australia...
. It is a herbaceous
Herbaceous
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
biennial plant
Biennial plant
A biennial plant is a flowering plant that takes two years to complete its biological lifecycle. In the first year the plant grows leaves, stems, and roots , then it enters a period of dormancy over the colder months. Usually the stem remains very short and the leaves are low to the ground, forming...
and grows up to 70 cm in height and requires plenty of sun and prolong dry periods. It is native to the sandy areas of the coasts of the western Mediterranean region from Spain
Spain
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east to southern France
France
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and Italy
Italy
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, including the Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...
, Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
, Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
and Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
.
The plant requires dry air and exposure to the sun.
The flowers nad its calix
Calix
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forms up to five stems. Zygomorphous corolla of 12–22 mm in width and has five petals. The plant blooms in the end of April and blooms in the autumn months in during its favourable time.