[Echium auberianum growing on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands] BRIT-A-AR003-001-02-147
Description:
Photograph of Echium auberianum growing on a dry, rocky, steep slope of volcanic soils in the area surrounding El Teide on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands. The plant has an erect stem with dull-green lanceolate and linear-shaped leaves in a rosette arrangement at the base of the plant. A tubular-shaped cluster of violet-colored flowers grows from alternating stalks along the stem. Other shrubs and grasses grow in the background.
Date:
June 8, 1967
Creator:
Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
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Partner:
Botanical Research Institute of Texas