The vegetation of Fuerteventura is shaped by drought, salinity and grazing, with tabaiba (spurge) scrub, xerophilous shrubland and the flora of the jable (sandy plains).
Wide horizons, worn volcanoes and endless beaches on an island shaped by the trade winds. Vegetation makes humidity, wind, salinity, altitude and volcanic soils legible.
Among its main reference points are Historic Betancuria, Pastoral tradition, Open coasts, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. Flora also preserves traces of traditional uses, cultivation and environmental change.
Key points
Tabaibal and xerophilous scrub
The dominant vegetation is sweet tabaiba scrub and tarajal (tamarisk) groves, with halophytic communities in the coastal salt marshes and retama broom in the damper ravines.
Flora of the jable
The plant communities of the jable include psammophilous species specialised in sandy soils, such as sea rocket and various endemic composites.
The palm grove of Betancuria
The inland palm grove, with Phoenix canariensis scattered along the ravines, is a defining feature of the island's historic landscape, preserved around the old capital.
Endemic plants of the Jandia peninsula
The Jandia peninsula is home to exclusive plant endemics such as the aulaga majorera, the result of centuries of geographical isolation in the far south.
Species of Fuerteventura
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 spurge
Euphorbia canariensis
An endemic spurge that names the cardonal, a key plant formation of the Canarian basal belt.
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Aeonium balsamiferum
Aeonium balsamiferum
Endemic crassula with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Andryala perezii
Andryala perezii
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 intermedius
Asteriscus intermedius
Endemic composite 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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Avena canariensis
Avena canariensis
Endemic grass 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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Bupleurum handiense
Bupleurum handiense
Endemic umbellifer with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Calendula ricardoi
Calendula ricardoi
Endemic composite plant with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Calendula sventenii
Calendula sventenii
Endemic composite plant with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Campylanthus salsoloides
Campylanthus salsoloides
Endemic plantain-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 perraudieriana
Carex perraudieriana
Endemic sedge with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Ceropegia fusca
Ceropegia fusca
Endemic dogbane-family plant with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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