Tabaiba mejorera, tabaiba roja (Euphorbia atropurpurea)

Shrub with succulent brown branches and leaves crowded in clusters towards the tips of the stems. Dense groups of red-purple flowers; fruits are reddish or brown capsules. Native to Tenerife, restricted to the southern and western slopes of the island, between Ladera de Güímar escarpment and Teno massif, at 300-1,200 m altitude in certain areas, growing in thermophile and pine forests. A very common and characteristic feature of the landscape, particularly when in bloom.