''Pericallis echinata'' is a
species of
flowering plant in the family
Asteraceae.
[ It is native to Tenerife in the ]Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
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Description
''Pericallis echinata'' is an upright herbaceous
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
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perennial plant, growing to . The leaves are rounded in shape, with toothed margins. The inflorescence is composed of 5–15 heads of flowers, each about across, with 11–14 pink ray florets.[
Pericallis echinata kz2.jpg, Flowers
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Distribution and habitat
''Pericallis echinata'' is endemic to the Canary Islands. It is found in the north-west of Tenerife. On the north coast, large numbers of plants may be found locally in ''Cistus
''Cistus'' (from the Greek ''kistos'') is a genus of flowering plants in the rockrose family Cistaceae, containing about 20 species (Ellul ''et al.'' 2002). They are perennial shrubs found on dry or rocky soils throughout the Mediterranean region ...
'' scrub and on rocky slopes. It is found much less often in the south of the island.[
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References
echinata
Endemic flora of the Canary Islands
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