Echium leucophaeum

Echium leucophaeum is a species of flowering plants of the family Boraginaceae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands, where it is restricted to the island of Tenerife.^[1] Its name in Spanish is taginaste de Anaga.^[2] The specific name leucophaeum is from Greek and means "greyish white".^[3]

Echium leucophaeum
Echium leucophaeum at San Andrés, Tenerife Island
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Echium
Species:	E. leucophaeum
Binomial name
Echium leucophaeum Webb ex Sprague & Hutch.
Synonyms
Echium aculeatum var. leucophaeum (Webb) Christ Echium giganteum var. leucophaeum (Webb) Bornm.

Description

It is a strongly branching woody shrub, average height 120 centimetres (47 in), maximum height 200 centimetres (79 in). The leaves are leathery and lance-shaped. Its flowers are white to rosy white and sit in a medium-sized inflorescence.^[4]