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Globularia ascanii is native to Gran Canaria island of the Canary Islands archipelago.

Globularia ascanii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Globularia
Species:	G. ascanii
Binomial name
Globularia ascanii Bramwell & Kunkel.

It is very rare and found on the Tamadaba Massif, in cliffs of the pine forest zone in Barranco Oscuro (~1200 m).

It is a small procumbent shrublet resembling G. sarcophylla but with larger broadly lanceolate leaves (5–10 cm), short peduncles (1–2 cm) and pale blue white flowers.

References

• Bramwell, D. and Z. Bramwell. Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands. Editorial Rueda, Madrid, España. 2001. ISBN 84-7207-129-4

External links

• Iucnredlist.org: Globularia ascanii
• Arkive.org: Globularia ascanii
• Magrama.gob.es: Globularia ascanii
• Pantasdemitierra.blogspot: Globularia ascanii
• Kew.org

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