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simplex

Taxon

Echium simplex DC.

Protologue Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp. 108. 1813 [Feb-Mar 1813]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Borderline • Predicted threatened
Echium simplex--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 038.jpg

Echium simplex--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 038.jpg

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Endemic to Canary Is.; introduced into Azores, Cape Provinces, Madeira, St.Helena (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

April 21, 2004

Location

Spain, Catalonia (Barcelona Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

c/ Dr. Font i Quer, 2, Parc de Montjuïc, Barcelona

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Boraginales

Family

Boraginaceae

Genus

Echium

Specific Epithet

simplex

Authorship

DC.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Borderline

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.8

Global rank

#59,649 of 335,497

Top 18%

Extinction probability

33%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →