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Echium aculeatum

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Echium aculeatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Echium
Species:
E. aculeatum
Binomial name
Echium aculeatum

Echium aculeatum is a species of flowering plant of the family Boraginaceae.[2] It is endemic to the Canary Islands, where it occurs on the islands El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera and Tenerife.[3] Its name in Spanish is ajinajo.[4]

It is a branched shrub with thorny leaves and white flowers.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Echium aculeatum Poir". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  2. ^ "Echium aculeatum". Tropicos. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  3. ^ Manuel Arechavaleta, S. Rodríguez, Nieves Zurita, A. García (Hrsg.): Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias. Hongos, plantas y animales terrestres (List of Forest Species of the Canary Islands). 2009. Gobierno de Canarias, p. 150 ISBN 978-84-89729-21-6
  4. ^ a b Echium aculeatum, Floras de Canarias