Source: California Invasive Plant Council


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Echium candicans (pride-of-madeira)

Echium candicans
Echium candicans
Photo courtesy Joseph DiTomaso

Echium candicans (pride-of-Madeira) is a shrub (family Borginaceae) found along the central and south coast of California, and in the San Francisco Bay region. This native to Madeira and the Canary Islands inhabits open coastal bluffs and hillsides. Pride-of-Madeira is a common landscape ornamental requiring a summer source of moisture in inland areas, but can escape cultivation in coastal regions. Little is known about the biology or invasiveness of pride-of- Madeira, but it appears to spread slowly into established native plant communities.

Cal-IPC Inventory rating: Limited

Cal-IPC Resources on Echium candicans

  • California Invasive Plant Inventory Assessment Form (pdf) - Information gathered by Cal-IPC on the impacts, rate of spread, and distribution of invasive plants in California. Does not include management information.
  • Cal-IPC News - Articles from our quarterly newsletter. Each issue is available as a pdf. (None for this species.)
  • Cal-IPC Symposium Proceedings - Presentations and papers from our annual Symposium. (None for this species.)
  • California distribution map - Maps based on survey data from county Weed Management Areas. These maps are the product of those working in the field and are not intended to be definitive.
  • Don't Plant a Pest! - Select your region to find non-invasive alternatives to ornamental species. Also see our statewide brochure on trees.

Cal-IPC News Articles

  • None for this species.

Cal-IPC Symposium Proceedings

  • None for this species.

Other Resources on Echium candicans


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