Echium nervosum
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|genus = Echium
|species = nervosum
|authority = W.T. Aiton, 1810
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Echium nervosum is a species of flowering plants of the family Boraginaceae.{{cite web|url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/4002880|title=Echium nervosum|publisher=Tropicos|accessdate=2018-03-08}} It is endemic to Madeira.{{IPNI| id = 115792-1 | taxon = Echium nervosum | accessdate = 28 January 2019}} The specific name nervosum is from Latin and means "veined".[http://www.winternet.com/~chuckg/dictionary/dictionary.126.html Dictionary of Botanical Epithets]
Description
It is a compact woody shrub, average height {{convert|100|cm}}, maximum height {{convert|150|cm}}. The leaves are narrow, densely haired and silver green. Its flowers are pale blue to pale bluish rose and sit in an egg-shaped inflorescence.{{cite web|url=http://www.rareplants.de/shop/product.asp?P_ID=6538|title=Echium nervosum|publisher=Rareplants|accessdate=28 January 2019}}
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Further reading
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- Roberto Jardim, David Francisco: Flora Endémica da Madeira. Múchia Publicações, Funchal 2000, p. 96 {{ISBN|972-8622-00-7}}
- Peter Sziemer: Eine kurze Naturgeschichte Madeiras. Francisco Ribeiro & Filhos, LDA, Funchal 2000 {{ISBN|972-9177-30-9}}
- António da Costa, Luis de Franquinho: Madeira. Plantas e Flores. Francisco Ribeiro & Filhos, LDA, Funchal 2008, p. 173 {{ISBN|972-9177-13-9}}
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