Characteristics
Echium vulgare L.
viper’s bugloss
Roadsides, successional fields, disturbed soils, and waste places. It does very well over calcareous substrates and is tolerant of xeric, thin, and rocky soils. Mostly not in natural habitats.
Herbaceous
Biennial
Vascular
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Not Native Naturalized SNA (State Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Boraginales
Echium vulgare L. - viper’s bugloss
Citation
Echium vulgare L.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 14 Jul 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 14 Jul 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 22 Jul 2009 - 1
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: St. Lawrence County, NY: 18 June 2021 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: St. Lawrence County, NY: 18 June 2021 -
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