Descurainia bourgaeana
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Descurainia bourgaeana (hierba pajonera or flixweed) is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family
endemic to La Palma
and Las Cañadas del Teide on Tenerife
in the Canary Islands
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Descurainia bourgaeana grows as broom-like clumps with yellow flowers.
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....
endemic to La Palma
La Palma
La Palma is the most north-westerly of the Canary Islands. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands...
and Las Cañadas del Teide on Tenerife
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
in the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
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Descurainia bourgaeana grows as broom-like clumps with yellow flowers.