Echium candicans (Pride of Madeira)

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Echium candicans L. f.

Pride of Madeira

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Lamiales	Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary
Family	Boraginaceae	Borages or forget-me-nots
Genus	Echium	From the Greek echis, “a viper,” the nutlets appearing to represent a viper’s head
Species	candicans

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A native of Madeira and the Canary Islands, pride of Madeira was introduced to North America as an ornamental, and has escaped along the southwestern coastal regions of California.

Identification: Pride of Madeira produces attractive, neat-looking conical flowerheads 12-16″ (30-40 cm) high, with blue to violet flowers and red stamens. Young plants consist of a broad rosette of leaves. After the first year, the plant eventually reaches heights of 3-9½′ (1-3 m). Leaves are 2-8″ (6-20 cm) long, narrow, tapering to sharp tips.

Online References:

Echium candicans L. f. on CalPhotos

Echium candicans L. f. on Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk

Echium fastuosum auct. non Aiton

Echium candicans description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California · ≈ 6½ × 4′ (2.0 × 1.3 m)

2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California · ≈ 2½ × 1½′ (75 × 50 cm)

2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California · ≈ 4 × 2½′ (127 × 85 cm)

2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California · ≈ 2½ × 1¾″ (7.1 × 4.7 cm)

2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California · ≈ 10 × 15″ (26 × 39 cm)

2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California ID is uncertain

2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California

2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California · ≈ 2½ × 4′ (80 × 120 cm)

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