Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) (Nox)

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Scientific name: Echium vulgare L.

Common Name:
Viper’s bugloss

Status:
Declared Noxious weed. The DPI website has information about the noxious weed classification of this species.

Habitat:
Temperate regions up to elevations of 2,100 metres where it occurs over a wide range of soils but prefers the drier lighter soils (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992). It is a weed of pastures, roadsides and neglected areas (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992). Viper’s bugloss invades lowland grassland and grassy woodland and dry sclerophyll forest and woodland (Carr et al 1992).

Photo: Viper's Bugloss Flower
Viper's bugloss flower
Photo: Mark Imhof Photo: Viper's Bugloss Plant
Viper's bugloss plant
Photo: Mark Imhof

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Scientific name:	Echium vulgare L.
Common Name:	Viper’s bugloss
Status:	Declared Noxious weed. The DPI website has information about the noxious weed classification of this species.
Habitat:	Temperate regions up to elevations of 2,100 metres where it occurs over a wide range of soils but prefers the drier lighter soils (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992). It is a weed of pastures, roadsides and neglected areas (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992). Viper’s bugloss invades lowland grassland and grassy woodland and dry sclerophyll forest and woodland (Carr et al 1992).