Echium rauwolfii Delile
الكحلاء-كحيل ـ لسان الثور
Syn. Echium margaritaceum Lehm.
Prickly Bugloss
Boraginaceae
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Morphological Description
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Description
Annual herb, up to 40 cm tall. Indumentum of tubercle-based, spreading, stiff bristles but glabrous underneath. Leaves oblong or spathulate to linear lanceolate. Inflorescence spicate at fruiting. Corolla flesh-coloured becoming blue with age and on drying up, broadly trumpet-shaped, oblique, pubescent. Anthers all more or less exserted. Nutlets glossy grey, reticulate rugose or smooth.
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Description
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Habitat and Distribution
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Geographical Distribution Range
This Saharo-Arabian species is distributed in Sahara and Middle East from Algeria to Saudi Arabia. Within the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
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Ecology
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Phenology
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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Uses and Values
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Description of Traditional Uses
No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.
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Description of Traditional Uses
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