Pericallis echinata

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|taxon = Pericallis echinata

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|authority = (L.f.) B.Nord.

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|Cacalia echinata|L.f.

|Cineraria bracteata|C.Sm. ex Link

|Cineraria ramentosa|L'Hér.

|Doronicum echinatum|(L.f.) Sch.Bip.

|Senecio echinatus|(L.f.) DC.

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Pericallis echinata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

Description

Pericallis echinata is an upright herbaceous perennial plant, growing to {{cvt|30|–|50|cm|in}}. The leaves are rounded in shape, with toothed margins. The inflorescence is composed of 5–15 heads of flowers, each about {{cvt|2|–|5|cm|in}} across, with 11–14 pink ray florets.

Pericallis echinata kz2.jpg|Flowers

Distribution and habitat

Pericallis echinata is endemic to the Canary Islands. It is found in the north-west of Tenerife. On the north coast, large numbers of plants may be found locally in Cistus scrub and on rocky slopes. It is found much less often in the south of the island.

References

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{{Citation |last1=Bramwell |first1=David |last2=Bramwell |first2=Zoë |date=2001 |title=Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands |edition=2nd |publication-place=Madrid |publisher=Editorial Rueda |isbn=84-7207-129-4 |page=350 |name-list-style=amp }}

{{citation |title=Pericallis echinata |work=The Plant List |url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-19026 |access-date=2018-02-14}}

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echinata

Category:Endemic flora of the Canary Islands

Category:Flora of Tenerife