Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Boraginales > Family Boraginaceae > Genus Echium

Echium creticum L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Echium*	L.	accepted genus name
*Isoplesion*	Raf.	synonym
*Larephes*	Raf.	synonym
*Megacaryon*	Boiss.	synonym

Species group names

*Echium australe subsp. macranthum*	Cout.	heterotypic synonym
*Echium creticum subsp. macranthum*	(Cout.) Cout.	heterotypic synonym
*Echium creticum var. grandiflorum*	(Desf.) R. Fern.	heterotypic synonym
*Echium grandiflorum*	Desf.	heterotypic synonym
*Echium australe*	Lam.	synonym
*Echium macranthum*	Roem. & Schult.	synonym
*Echium megalanthos*	Lapeyr.	synonym; nom. illeg.

Children

Echium creticum L. subsp. creticum
Echium creticum subsp. granatense (Coincy) Valdés
Echium creticum subsp. sauvagei (R. Fern.) Valdés

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Majorcan: viperina sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: ceñidor de campo; chupamiel de Castilla; chupamiel velloso; lengua de buey; rabo de gato; viborera

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 139. 1753

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Citation

Valdés, B. & Raab-Straube, E. von Echium creticum L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/94f9ccd7-36ee-4734-b5c3-6300b7539acb

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IUCN:
Red List status CR This species is critically endangered and is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

This species is critically endangered and is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

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