Descurainia bourgaeana explained

Descurainia bourgaeana (hierba pajonera or flixweed) is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae endemic to Las Cañadas del Teide on Tenerife^[1] and La Palma^[2] in the Canary Islands.

Descurainia bourgaeana grows as shrubby clumps about 1 metre in height with yellow flowers.

References

• Barbara E. Goodson, Arnoldo Santos-Guerra, and Robert K. Jansen, Molecular systematics of Descurainia (Brassicaceae) in the Canary Islands: biogeographic and taxonomic implications, Taxon 55 (3), August 2006: 671–682
• Flora of the Mt. Teide National Park

Notes and References

1. Book: Bramwell. D.. Bramwell. Z.. 2001. Wild flowers of the Canary Islands. Editorial Rueda. Madrid, Spain. 84-7207-129-4.
2. Web site: Flora Vascular de Canarias: Descurainia bourgeauana (E. Fourn.) O. E. Schulz. 18 June 2016.