Junipers, pine woods, monteverde, coastal scrub and wind-adapted species make up a flora that is small in scale but of great value.
A compact, rugged island where volcanic cliffs face the ocean with a future-oriented outlook. Vegetation makes humidity, wind, salinity, altitude and volcanic soils legible.
Among its main reference points are Myth of the edge, Biosphere Reserve, Energy innovation, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. Flora also preserves traces of traditional uses, cultivation and environmental change.
Key points
El Hierro juniper (Juniperus turbinata)
El Hierro's juniper woodland is the densest in the Canaries; the sabinas, sculpted by the prevailing wind, have been a symbol of the island's natural identity for centuries.
Pine woodland and fayal-brezal (heath scrub)
The pine forests of El Pinar and the heath scrub of the high ground round out the plant diversity of an island whose botanical variety exceeds what its small surface area would suggest.
The vineyards of El Golfo
The vineyards planted on jable (volcanic sand) soils in La Dehesa produce a white wine with its own denomination of origin; the vines grow in hollows sheltered from the wind, in an almost unreal landscape.
Tabaiba stands and coastal scrub
The xerophytic communities of El Hierro's coastline include notable botanical endemics; the cardón and the tabaiba (Canarian spurges) show how plants adapt to the arid climate of the southern coast.
Species of El Hierro
Dragon tree
Dracaena draco
An emblematic tree of the Canarian landscape, recorded by BIOTA as securely native and not endemic.
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Canary Island date palm
Phoenix canariensis
An endemic palm of the archipelago and one of the islands’ most characteristic plant silhouettes.
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Canary Island pine
Pinus canariensis
An endemic conifer shaping pine forests in uplands and high mid-elevation zones of several islands.
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Canary Island spurge
Euphorbia canariensis
An endemic spurge that names the cardonal, a key plant formation of the Canarian basal belt.
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Viñátigo
Persea indica
A tree of the Canarian laurel forest, securely native according to BIOTA and not endemic to the archipelago.
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Adenocarpus foliolosus
Adenocarpus foliolosus
Endemic legume with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Adenocarpus ombriosus
Adenocarpus ombriosus
Endemic legume with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Androcymbium hierrense
Androcymbium hierrense
Endemic geophyte with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Arbutus canariensis
Arbutus canariensis
Endemic tree or shrub with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Artemisia thuscula
Artemisia thuscula
Endemic composite plant with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Asparagus arborescens
Asparagus arborescens
Endemic Asparagaceae plant with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Asteriscus sericeus
Asteriscus sericeus
Endemic composite plant with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Athamanta montana
Athamanta montana
Endemic umbellifer with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Bosea yervamora
Bosea yervamora
Endemic shrub with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Brachypodium arbuscula
Brachypodium arbuscula
Endemic grass with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Brassica bourgeaui
Brassica bourgeaui
Endemic crucifer with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Bryonia verrucosa
Bryonia verrucosa
Endemic climber with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Bystropogon canariensis
Bystropogon canariensis
Endemic mint-family plant with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Carduus clavulatus
Carduus clavulatus
Endemic composite plant with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Carex canariensis
Carex canariensis
Endemic sedge with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Cedronella canariensis
Cedronella canariensis
Endemic mint-family plant with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Cerastium sventenii
Cerastium sventenii
Endemic plant with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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