136 ALIEN FLORA OF BRITAIN 



In England it is only known as a cultivated plant and 

 as an escape from gardens. 



Echinospermuin Lappula, Lehm. Native in various 

 parts of the North Temperate Zone of the Old Worlds 

 and often a common weed of cultivated ground in that 

 region. In England it only occurs in waste ground^ 

 being introduced with imported grain, wool, and hides. 

 Its fruits render it peculiarly liable to be carried in the 

 latter class of merchandise. 



Echinospermum Szovitzianum, Fisch. and Mey. 

 Native of the Orient. Once recorded as a grain 

 introduction. 



Echium italicum, L. Native in dry places in the 

 Mediterranean region and locally common there 

 in cultivated and waste ground. It has once been 

 recorded in England from ballast in the county of 

 Durham. 



Echium violacemn, L. Native of meadows in South- 

 East Europe, and distributed throughout Southern 

 Europe in arable land. It is only known in England 

 as a grain introduction. 



[Echium vulgare, L. Native in Britain in rocky 

 ground, dry banks, and clearings in woods. The species 

 is usually recorded here and throughout Europe from 

 artificial situations, such as hedge banks, walls, and 

 cultivated fields.] 



Heliotropium europseum, L. A weed of cultivated 

 fields in many parts of Europe. Once recorded as a 



