''Sideritis barbellata'' is a small erect shrub, laxly branched, whitish-yellow tomentose. Leaves are generally green-glabrescent above, ovate-lanceolate, the base cordiform. Inflorescences are erect, verticillasters, branched with 1–3 series of sterile bracts subtending the branches, and with slightly curved flowers.
Distribution
Endemic to the Canary Island of
La Palma
La Palma (, ), also known as ''La isla bonita'' () and historically San Miguel de La Palma, is the most northwesterly island of the Canary Islands, a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. La Pa ...
: Throughout the island, principally in pine and thermophyle forest zones 200–1500 m.
Fuencaliente de La Palma, Tigalate,
Mazo, Barranco del Rio,
Gallegos, Izcagua,
El Pinar, Barranco de las Angustias,
La Cumbrecita, Bejenado etc.
References
* David Bramwell and Zoë Bramwell. Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands. Editorial Rueda, Madrid, España. 2001.
External links
Photo: Sideritis barbellata henriettesherbal.com
Sideritis barbellata Mend.-Heuer theplantlist.org
barbellata
Endemic flora of the Canary Islands
Flora of Gran Canaria
Plants described in 1974
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