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Parrot’s beak. Lotus maculatus

Tenerife. Garden shop.

Testing the camera on my new phone.

 

This rare species is endemic to the Canary Islands, where it is known from the northeast coast of Tenerife, near El Sauzal in the Anaga region. It grows at the base of basalt cliffs with conglomerate outcrops between 20 to 30 or more meters above sea level. Lotus maculatus is listed as “critically endangered” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Uploaded on April 30, 2016
Taken on April 29, 2016