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Asked 16 April 2019

Does anybody know the name of this plant from the Canary Islands?

Je n'arrive pas à donner une nom a cette plante trouvé dans îles Canaries. Merci d'avance.
Jaime Gil

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Ridha El Mokni
Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisie
Bravo Filip, It's great!

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Filip Verloove
Meise Botanic Garden
Dear Jaime,
It is Hoffmannsegia glauca I think. We have found this some years ago as a weed in the Palmetum in Santa Cruz in Tenerife, see: http://collectaneabotanica.revistas.csic.es/index.php/collectaneabotanica/article/view/186/188.
Where did you find it?
Best wishes,
Filip
Jaime Gil González
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Dear Filip, Thanks for your prompt answer.
I was collescting sedes for "Digital Seeds Atlas of the Canary Islands Project" [http://atlasdesemillasdecanarias.org/index.php] and i saw an small population of this plant at the botton of a ravine in the south of the isle of Fuerteventura.
Yours,
Jaime
Filip Verloove
Meise Botanic Garden
Hola Jaime,
This is an interesting record since this species has a bad reputation as an invasive weed. Perhaps we should write a short note, for instance for E+M Plantbase Notulae (Willdenowia). I can take the lead and submit as Gil Gonzalez & Verloove if you want.
Best wishes
Filip
Jaime Gil González
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
That would be nice. I would not like to see our old lentils landraces contaminated with Hoffmannsegia's seeds. I made vouchers. I can place them at TFMC herbarium the next week.
Filip Verloove
Meise Botanic Garden
That's great, Jaime. Can you send the exact locality + the photos you have at my mail address (filip.verloove@botanicgardenmeise.be)?
Jaime Gil González
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Done1. Have a nice weekend!
Ridha El Mokni
Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisie
Bravo Filip, It's great!

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