Echium aculeatum

Echium aculeatum is a species of flowering plant of the family Boraginaceae.^[2] It is endemic to the Canary Islands, where it occurs on the islands El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera and Tenerife.^[3] Its name in Spanish is ajinajo.^[4]

Echium aculeatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Echium
Species:	E. aculeatum
Binomial name
Echium aculeatum Poir.[1]

It is a branched shrub with thorny leaves and white flowers.^[4]