14. Famara Taginaste (Echium famarae Lems & Holzapfel subsp. purpuriense)

Endemic to Lanzarote & Fuerteventura

Boraginaceae – echium

Flowers Nov-Jun

Highly branched evergreen shrub, with hemispherical shape. Conical clusters of whitish-violet flowers. In traditional medicine it was used to stop the flow of blood from wounds. In Haría area, bees feed on its flowers, as it is a honey plant. Chickens love to eat it. 

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