Flora canaria > Especies silvestres
Todaroa aurea
Todaroa aurea Parl. ssp. aurea
Familia
APIACEAE
Cañaheja
Todaroa aurea is a herbaceous plant endemic to the Canary Islands, belonging to the Apiaceae family. It is commonly known by the names ‘cañaheja chica’, ‘altajuria’ or ‘tajuria’.
It is a species that can grow up to 1 metre in height, with erect and highly branched stems. Its leaves are green to greyish-green, deeply divided (3–4 pinnately divided) with a feathery appearance similar to that of ferns.
Its flowers are grouped in striking umbels comprising 20 to 40 rays. Depending on the subspecies, the flowers range in colour from yellowish to whitish and are fragrant.
It produces ovate fruits that split into two mericarps, characterised by five distinctly winged ribs.
It is found on Tenerife, La Gomera, Gran Canaria and El Hierro, on the slopes of ravines, cliffs and scrubland, in the Teno, Anaga and Adeje mountain ranges.
Gran Canaria, Tenerife
Cañaheja
Todaroa aurea is a herbaceous plant endemic to the Canary Islands, belonging to the Apiaceae family. It is commonly known by the names ‘cañaheja chica’, ‘altajuria’ or ‘tajuria’.
It is a species that can grow up to 1 metre in height, with erect and highly branched stems. Its leaves are green to greyish-green, deeply divided (3–4 pinnately divided) with a feathery appearance similar to that of ferns.
Its flowers are grouped in striking umbels comprising 20 to 40 rays. Depending on the subspecies, the flowers range in colour from yellowish to whitish and are fragrant.
It produces ovate fruits that split into two mericarps, characterised by five distinctly winged ribs.
It is found on Tenerife, La Gomera, Gran Canaria and El Hierro, on the slopes of ravines, cliffs and scrubland, in the Teno, Anaga and Adeje mountain ranges.
Gran Canaria, Tenerife
