Referenz Karl Josef Müller K.-J.Mueller@t-online.de
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 found in North Africa, Southern Africa, Europe, Madeira and the Canary Islands, as well as parts of East Asia. One species, Echium plantagineum (Patterson's Curse), is a major invasive species in Australia.
Echium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora onosmella and Orange Swift.
reference: Karl Josef Müller K.-J.Mueller@t-online.de
