Boraginaceae FAMILY

Onosma echioides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

The bristly stems and leaves can cause a good deal of irritation to the skin[ 219 Title Gardening on Walls Publication Author Grey-Wilson. C. & Matthews. V. Publisher Collins Year 1983 ISBN 0-00-219220-0 Description A nice little book about plants for growing against walls and a small section on plants that can grow in walls. ].

Botanical Description

Onosma echioides is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a clump of erect, sometimes slightly-branched stems; it can grow up to 30cm tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthern Europe - Spain, Italy, the Balkans, Bulgaria to european Turkey

HabitatLimestone slopes and rocks; at elevations up to 1,600 metres[ 187 Title Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1991 ISBN 0-330-30936-9 Description Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc. ]. Crevices in rocks and cliffs[ 89 Title Flowers of the Mediterranean. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Huxley. A. Publisher Hogarth Press Year 1987 ISBN 0-7012-0784-1 Description A very readable pocket flora that is well illustrated. Gives some information on plant uses. ].