Judean Viper’s Bugloss

Golan, Gallilee, Upper Jordan valley, Northern valleys, Gilboa, Carmel, Samarian mountains, Samarian desert, Judean mountains, Judean desert and Dead Sea valley, Sharon, Shefela, Northern Negev, Negev hills and Eilat, Aravah, Valley,

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Common name: Judean Viper’s Bugloss
Hebrew name: עכנאי יהודה
Latin Name: Echium judaeum
Habitat: Heavy Soils
Height: 40-60 cm
Distribution: Golan, Gallilee, Upper Jordan valley, Northern valleys, Gilboa, Carmel, Samarian mountains, Samarian desert, Judean mountains, Judean desert and Dead Sea valley, Sharon, Shefela, Northern Negev, Negev hills and Eilat, Aravah, Valley
Flowering: Late February – late March
Family: Boraginaceae
Type: Pink/Purple
Protected: No
Notes:  Flowers change from pink to blue as they age