120cm, woody shrub, native to Gran Canaria, and often mixed up with Aeonium holochrysum from Tenerife. It has a very alike look, however rosettes are slightly larger with broader leaves, which usually have moderately undulated margins. In full sun this species shows a significant pleasant balsamiferous fragrance, which Aeonium holochrysum does not have. The flattened conical inflorescence with numerous bright yellow flowers appears in July / August. Caldera de Bandama, situated in the eastern part of Gran Canaria (some 800 m).
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