The laurel forest of La Gomera is central, alongside faya-heath woodland, palm groves, coastal scrub and ravine flora.
Humid forests, deep slopes and a whistled language travelling from ravine to ravine. Vegetation makes humidity, wind, salinity, altitude and volcanic soils legible.
Among its main reference points are Silbo Gomero, Garajonay, Atlantic stopover, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. Flora also preserves traces of traditional uses, cultivation and environmental change.
Key points
The laurel forest of Garajonay
It dominates the centre of the island with a density of species unmatched anywhere in the Canaries; among its most representative trees are the til, the viñatigo and the laurel.
Transitional faya-heath woodland
Faya and tree heath mark the transition between the dense laurel forest of the central core and the drier, sunnier slopes and coastal areas.
Palm groves in the ravines
The Canary palm occupies the floor of the island's ravines from the coast up to the midlands; it is especially striking in the ravine of Hermigua.
Coastal xerophytic vegetation
The lower slopes and the coast host tabaiba and cardón scrub adapted to wind and salinity; the coastal flora of La Gomera includes noteworthy cliff-dwelling endemics.
Species of La Gomera
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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Aeonium appendiculatum
Aeonium appendiculatum
Endemic crassula with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Anagyris latifolia
Anagyris latifolia
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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Asparagus fallax
Asparagus fallax
Endemic Asparagaceae 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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Avena canariensis
Avena canariensis
Endemic grass with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Bethencourtia rupicola
Bethencourtia rupicola
Endemic composite plant 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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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 canariensis
Carex canariensis
Endemic sedge 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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Cedronella canariensis
Cedronella canariensis
Endemic mint-family plant with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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