[Echium bourgeauanum on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands]
Description:
Photograph of Echium bourgeauanum (Tajinaste or Tower of Jewels). A single stalk grows on an open, rocky slope and volcanic soil of El Teide on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands. The plant has a striking, erect, stalk that is densely branched and covered with fuchsia-colored flowers that are tubular-shaped. The dense florets give a cylindrical shape to the stalk that tapers towards the top. Leaves are arranged primarily at the base of the plant. The basal leaves are larger and lanceolate (spear-s…
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Date:
June 8, 1967
Creator:
Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
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Partner:
Botanical Research Institute of Texas