Red Mount Teide Bugloss

echium wildpretii

The Red Mount Teide Bugloss, scientifically known as Echium wildpretii, is one of the most spectacular botanical wonders of the Canary Islands. Endemic to the high-altitude, volcanic slopes of Mount Teide on Tenerife, this extraordinary plant is famous for its towering, spike-like silhouette that rises dramatically against the stark, lunar landscape. Commonly referred to as 'Tajinaste Rojo' by locals, it has adapted beautifully to the harsh, sun-baked, and freezing conditions of its subalpine habitat. As a monocarpic biennial, it spends its initial years as a humble rosette of silvery leaves, storing energy for a single, magnificent reproductive event. When the time comes in late spring, it shoots upward, producing a colossal flowering column covered in thousands of vibrant red blossoms. This short-lived but breathtaking show transforms the volcanic caldera into a sea of color, drawing pollinators and nature enthusiasts from around the world before the plant finally completes its life cycle and perishes.

生息地: Found exclusively in the arid, high-altitude subalpine volcanic zones of Mount Teide on Tenerife, growing on steep, rocky slopes and basalt gravel.

外見

This plant is instantly recognizable by its monumental, spear-like inflorescence which can reach heights of up to 300 centimeters. In its vegetative stage, it forms a dense, ground-hugging rosette of narrow, lance-shaped leaves that are covered in soft, silvery-gray hairs, giving them a frosted appearance. During late spring, the massive, conical flower spike emerges, densely packed with thousands of small, funnel-shaped flowers of an intense, coral-red to crimson hue that contrast sharply with the dark volcanic terrain.

界Plantae門Tracheophyta綱Magnoliopsida目Boraginales科Boraginaceae属Echium

Red Mount Teide Bugloss

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

スナップ

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おもしろい事実

A single giant flower spike can contain up to 80,000 individual, nectar-rich flowers blooming concurrently.

After blooming and shedding its seeds, the entire majestic red column dries up and turns into a ghostly silver-grey skeleton.

Locals refer to this spectacular plant as 'Tajinaste Rojo', a name derived from the Guanche language.

特殊能力

It channels all its stored lifetime energy into a single, massive flowering event to produce thousands of seeds, maximizing reproduction rates before dying.

Dense, silver-gray hairs on the leaves trap warmth and reflect intense alpine solar radiation while protecting the plant from freezing night temperatures.

Its deep taproot system anchors securely in loose scree and extracts scarce moisture from deep within porous volcanic soils.

サイズと詳細

長さ: 100-300 cm
寿命: 2-3 年

食性と食事

As a photosynthetic plant, it manufactures its own nutrients using sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, and essential minerals absorbed from volcanic soil.

主な食物

Sunlight
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Volcanic Minerals

生態系とのつながり

mutualism

Canary Island Bumblebee

Bombus canariensis

The endemic Canary Island bumblebee is a major pollinator, attracted to the thousands of nectar-rich red blossoms.

mutualism

Tenerife Lizard

Gallotia galloti

Lizards scale the towering stems to consume nectar and assist in pollination and opportunistic seed dispersal.

eaten by

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Introduced European rabbits forage on the tender young rosettes, threatening young plants before they can bloom.

特徴

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別名

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コレクション

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安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。

よくある質問

Red Mount Teide Buglossを見分けるには？

Red Mount Teide Buglossを識別する最も簡単な方法は、Snappit自然識別アプリを使用することです。

Red Mount Teide Buglossの長さは何ですか？

100-300 cm

Red Mount Teide Buglossの寿命は何ですか？

2-3 年

Red Mount Teide Buglossは何を食べますか？

As a photosynthetic plant, it manufactures its own nutrients using sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, and essential minerals absorbed from volcanic soil.

Red Mount Teide Buglossは通常どこに生息していますか？

Found exclusively in the arid, high-altitude subalpine volcanic zones of Mount Teide on Tenerife, growing on steep, rocky slopes and basalt gravel.