Leña blanca, leña buena, orijama (Neochamaelea pulverulenta)

Densely branched, woody shrub, up to 1.5 m, evergreen, branches firm, yet flexible. Leaves are greyish-green, linear-lanceolate and up to 6 cm long. Flowers are yellow and borne in axillary clusters on the leaves; fruits are practically spherical, in twos or threes, reddish-brown, up to 1 cm in diameter, but vary in size from island to island. This native of the Canaries has been recorded for all the central and western islands, although it is no longer found in La Palma, and the same might be true of El Hierro. It is, however, common and widespread in Gran Canaria, Tenerife and La Gomera, generally found in lowland Euphorbia communities and, to a lesser extent, among thermophile vegetation, up to 800 m altitude. Cneorum triccocon, its closest relative, is typical of the Mediterranean. The fruits of both species are essential to the diet of lizards, which contribute to their dispersal.