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Cretan Viper's-bugloss
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Cretan Viper's-bugloss

Echium creticum

Echium creticum, Cretan viper's bugloss, (syn. Echium calycinum Viv., Echium rubrum Moench, Echium sericeum Vahl, Echium violaceum L.) is an ornamental plant.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Cretan Viper's-bugloss in Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 1 (1686)

Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 1 (1686)

Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx · 1687 · p.16

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 162205.