''Forsskaolea angustifolia'' is a small shrub or perennial herb. The leaves of the plant are alternate, with dentate, prickly margins, and is densely lanate beneath, with

stipules In botany, a stipule is an outgrowth typically borne on both sides (sometimes on just one side) of the base of a leafstalk (the petiole). They are primarily found among dicots and rare among monocots. Stipules are considered part of the anatomy ...

present. Its flowers are monoecious. Its inflorescences are axillary, small, and pinkish, and male flowers have one stamen.

Distribution

It is found in all of the Canary Islands where it is common in the dry areas of the lower zone.

References

* angustifolia Endemic flora of the Canary Islands {{urticaceae-stub