Balillo alpispillo (Atalanthus pinnatus)

Erect or semi-pendulous shrub, with thin stems, up to 1.5 m tall. Leaves are thread-like and located at the tip of the stems. Inflorescence is a panicle composed of numerous yellow flower heads, up to 3 mm across. This species is recorded for La Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura, but is doubtful in Lanzarote; there have been no recent sightings in Fuerteventura . It is common on the two central islands (Tenerife and Gran Canaria), over a broad range from 10-600 m, generally in xeric habitats, although it can grow among thermophile vegetation and up to the lower edges of evergreen woodland.