page_title: Echium plantagineum in Australia
hierarchical_section_title: Echium plantagineum in Australia
caption_attribution_description: English: A field of Paterson's Curse in Australia.
context_page_description: Paterson's curse is an invasive plant species in Australia. The name Salvation Jane originated from, and is mostly used in, South Australia due to its use as a source of food for grazing animals when the less drought-tolerant grazing pastures die off. Other names are blueweed, Lady Campbell weed, Riverina bluebell, and purple viper's bugloss.
  Three other Echium species have been introduced and are of concern; viper's bugloss is the most common of them. Viper's bugloss is biennial, with a single unbranched flowering stem and smaller, more blue flowers, but is otherwise similar. This species is also useful for honey production.
  Paterson's curse has positive uses; as a fodder plant, with proper handling, it can be valuable fodder over summer for cattle and sheep, but not livestock without ruminant digestive systems.
context_section_description: Paterson's curse (Echium plantagineum) is an invasive plant species in Australia. The name Salvation Jane originated from, and is mostly used in, South Australia due to its use as a  source of food for grazing animals when the less drought-tolerant grazing pastures die off. Other names are blueweed, Lady Campbell weed, Riverina bluebell, and purple viper's bugloss.
  Three other Echium species have been introduced and are of concern; viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) is the most common of them. Viper's bugloss is biennial, with a single unbranched flowering stem and smaller, more blue flowers, but is otherwise similar. This species is also useful for honey production.
  Paterson's curse has positive uses; as a fodder plant, with proper handling, it can be valuable fodder over summer for cattle and sheep, but not livestock without ruminant digestive systems.
caption: A field of Echium plantagineum near Shepparton, Victoria
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