Common name
English: Rough bugloss
German: Rauer Natternkopf
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Lamiales (199)
Family: Boraginaceae (38)(family description)
Genus: Echium (9)
Epithet: asperrimum Lam. (1)
Synonyms: Echium hispidissimum Litard., Echium lagascae Roem. & Schult.
asperrimum => roughest
hispidissimum => most hispid, densely invested with stiff hairs
lagascae => in honor of Mariano Lagasca (1776–1839), Professor of Botany and director of the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink