Cynoglossum cheirifolium (Cynoglossum cheirifolium)

Viniebla de Hoja de Alhelí - Cynoglossum cheirifolium Laguna De La Mata, Torrevieja, España (2012).
This boraginaceous plant is characterized by whitish leaves and stems which gives it a gray tint to the plant. It is also distinctive for its reddish flowers. The fruits consist of four parts covered with small spines. The leaves are long and almost linear. It blooms in spring.
Habitat: Present in the Mediterranean side of Spain. It lies in barren fields and uncultivated fields and rural roadsides. Cynoglossum cheirifolium,Geotagged,Spain,Spring

Naming

Synonyms
Pardoglossum cheirifolium (L.) Barbier & Mathez

Subspecies
Cynoglossum cheirifolium subsp. cheirifolium
Cynoglossum cheirifolium subsp. heterocarpum (G. Kunze) Maire

Distribution

Portugal, Spain, Baleares, France, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy

References:

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Taxonomy
Kingdom	Plantae
Division	Angiosperms
Class	Eudicots
Order	Lamiales
Family	Boraginaceae
Genus	Cynoglossum
Species	Cynoglossum cheirifolium

Photographed in
Spain