Appearance
Form is a shrub up to one meter in height. Its stems are grey, with simple leaves of pale green-grey, both are hairy. The inflorescence is a cushion-like head of pale pink flowers at the end of long stems. It blooms in early summer, which is late with respect to other species in its environment. As summer progresses, the flower head becomes a ball of whitish chaffy seeds.Naming
lasiospermus: ''lasios'' from the Greek, meaning "hairy" and ''sperma'', meaning "seed", referring to it pappus.The Spanish common name means "summit rosebush" in English.
Distribution
Endemic to Cañadas del Teide depression on Tenerife and the scrub of the upper zones of the surrounding pine forest. Before the creation of the Teide National Park it was very scarce due to the damage from livestock pasturing.References:
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