Species of flowering plant
Globularia sarcophylla is a plant endemic to Gran Canaria, where it is rare and confined to basalt mountain cliffs of the Caldera de Tirajana, Los Leales, La Culata etc. around 1,600 m (5,200 ft) in elevation. Its leaves small, obovate, fleshy, about 2 cm (0.79 in) long. The flowers are blue. Flower heads are solitary about 1.5 cm (0.59 in) across, on 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in) long terminal peduncles.
References
- ^ González González, R.; Reyes-Betancort, J.A. (2011). "Globularia sarcophylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T162365A5580040. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T162365A5580040.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Bramwell, D. and Z. Bramwell. Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands. Editorial Rueda, Madrid, España. 2001. ISBN 84-7207-129-4
External links
- http://www.phengels.fr/macro12-93.html
- http://botany.cz/cs/globularia-sarcophylla/
- http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/biodiversidad/temas/inventarios-nacionales/653_tcm7-149472.pdf Archived 2012-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
- http://plantasdemitierra.blogspot.no/2007/09/globularia-sarcophylla.html
- http://www.explore-kew-gardens.net/engMarch/textMM/conservation1N[permanent dead link].
