Globularia ascanii
Globularia ascanii is native to Gran Canaria island of the Canary Islands archipelago.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Globularia |
| Species: | G. ascanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Globularia ascanii Bramwell & Kunkel. | |
It is very rare and found on the Tamadaba Massif, in cliffs of the pine forest zone in Barranco Oscuro (~1200 m).
It is a small procumbent shrublet resembling G. sarcophylla but with larger broadly lanceolate leaves (5–10 cm), short peduncles (1–2 cm) and pale blue white flowers.
In the Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo on Gran Canaria.
References
- Bramwell, D. and Z. Bramwell. Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands. Editorial Rueda, Madrid, España. 2001. ISBN 84-7207-129-4
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