Pericallis tussilaginis

A perennial herbaceous plant with bulbous roots, which goes dormant during the summer. It reaches up to 50 cm in height and has densely hairy stems. The basal leaves are petiolate, heart-shaped, with toothed margins, and are tomentose green on the upper surface and white on the underside; the cauline leaves are sessile, clasping the stem (amplexicaul), ovate-cordate, and have an acute apex. The flowers are arranged in radiate heads, with purple ray florets (outer) and yellow disc florets (center). Its fruits have pappus-like structures for wind dispersal. To distinguish it from Pericallis echinata, note that the latter has black glands on the involucre (bracts that line the receptacle of the flower heads). Endemic to the Canary Islands.