[Echium bourgeauanum on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands #4]
Description:
Photograph of Echium bourgeauanum (Tajinaste or Tower of Jewels) from El Tiede on Tenerife Island, Canary Islands. Photograph of Echium bourgeauanum (Tajinaste or Tower of Jewels). A partial view of a striking, erect, stalk that is densely branched and covered with fuchsia-colored flowers that are tubular-shaped. The dense florets give a striking cylindrical shape to the stalk that tapers towards the top. An insect hovers near the right side of the stalk. On the left side, a building is visible…
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Date:
June 8, 1967
Creator:
Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
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