Globularia sarcophylla explained

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 1600m (5,200feet) in elevation. Its leaves small, obovate, fleshy, about 2cm (01inches) long. The flowers are blue. Flower heads are solitary about 1.5cm (00.6inches) across, on 5cm-6cmcm (02inches-02inchescm) long terminal peduncles.

References

• Bramwell, D. and Z. Bramwell. Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands. Editorial Rueda, Madrid, España. 2001.

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
• http://plantasdemitierra.blogspot.no/2007/09/globularia-sarcophylla.html
• http://www.explore-kew-gardens.net/engMarch/textMM/conservation1N.