Echium virescens
Encyclopedia
Echium virescens 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.
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 inflorescence
, with hairs on both faces.
It has pale or pink flower
s from the end of winter to the beginning of spring. The flowers have welded sepal
s at the base.
s. The plant are used for beekeeping
, the plant has a great risk of pollen and nectar from other flowers.
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 endemic
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to the island of Tenerife
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
, mainly in Macizo de Anaga
Macizo de Anaga
Macizo de Anaga is a mountain range in the northeastern part of the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The highest point is 1,024 m . It extends to the Punta de Anaga in the northeast up to Cruz del Carmen in the southwest. Anaga features the mountain points of Bichuelo, Anambro,...
and the Orotava Valley
Orotava Valley
The greenish and fruitful Orotava Valley is a beautiful valley filled with gullies and cliffs located in the northern part of the Canary island of Tenerife, in Spain. The valley is 10 by 11 km....
. It has its own flowering region and are in the lower zones of the slopes of the south of the island.
Description
Roses in several dense and cylindrical inflorescences, mainly in bifid lateral tops, the difference with the Echium webbii
Echium webbii
Echium webbii grows on woody slopes leading up to La caldera on the island of La Palma. The flowers are normally blue and produced in numerous spikes in early summer, but a hybrid is sometimes seen with white or pink flowers. The plant is not very tolerant of cold, and in the wild is a shrub. It...
of the island of La Palma
La Palma
La Palma is the most north-westerly of the Canary Islands. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands...
that has simple lateral tops.
It has dense foliage with green-grey leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
. These are thick and persistent, lanceolate, at the base, and smaller throughout the inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
, with hairs on both faces.
It has pale or pink flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
s from the end of winter to the beginning of spring. The flowers have welded sepal
Sepal
A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms . Collectively the sepals form the calyx, which is the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. Usually green, sepals have the typical function of protecting the petals when the flower is in bud...
s at the base.
Uses
This plant is used in gardenGarden
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form today is known as a residential garden, but the term garden has...
s. The plant are used for beekeeping
Beekeeping
Beekeeping is the maintenance of honey bee colonies, commonly in hives, by humans. A beekeeper keeps bees in order to collect honey and other products of the hive , to pollinate crops, or to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers...
, the plant has a great risk of pollen and nectar from other flowers.