Bejequillo gomereta (Aeonium lindleyi)

Small, woody shrub, highly branched, with thin branches, leaves terminal. Leaves are thick, very fleshy, glandular-pubescent and sticky, tip rather rounded. Inflorescences are composed of numerous bright yellow flowers, which are often hanging, due to their weight. This endemic of Tenerife (subspecies A. lindleyi) and La Gomera (subspecies A. viscatum) is common on the north coast of Tenerife, from Anaga massif to the eastern section of La Orotava valley, while in La Gomera it grows on the northern flank of the island. A rupicolous plant that thrives from sea level up to 350-400 m, among lowland Euphorbia communities, although it ascends to over 500 m in some areas. In Tenerife it was traditionally used as an antidote to the poisonous latex or sap of the Euphorbia canariensis.

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