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Echium volgare
Viperina azzurra Boraginaceae It is a very common , charming, wild plant. There are 29 species of Echium and they can be found up to 2000 mt.’s altitude. Its name comes from the greek “echis”, meaning snake, perhaps because its flower has a forked etylo resembling a snake’s tongue. It bloom from April to September on uncultivated stony ground along roads where it forms dense colonies from intense blue to pink magenta. It has a high honey producing potential and healing properties. Watercolour on paper ,2002 size cm 23x31 |
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