 It is a member of the Fabaceae (pea) family and is indigenous to the dry volcanic slopes of the Canary Islands, but it is now grown in Australia, New Zealand and many other parts of the world as a fodder crop.Tagasaste is an evergreen shrub that has rough yellow-grey bark and velvety hairy young growth.Its leaves are composed of three greyish-green equal-sized leaflets, which are slightly paler on the underside.