The vegetation is adapted to salinity, wind, sand and drought, with coastal plant communities of great ecological interest.
A small, luminous island: pale sand, soft cones and an almost uninterrupted marine horizon. Vegetation makes humidity, wind, salinity, altitude and volcanic soils legible.
Among its main reference points are Domestic scale, Protected landscape, Recent recognition, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. Flora also preserves traces of traditional uses, cultivation and environmental change.
Key points
Coastal vegetation adapted to the jable
The flora of La Graciosa is specialised in sandy soils, salinity and wind; the communities of saltwort, everlastings and other coastal plants have a botanical interest of their own.
Xerophilous tabaiba scrub
Communities of tabaibas and cardones occupy the stony areas of the volcanic cones; they are the most visible plant formation in the interior of the island.
No natural woodland
La Graciosa has no forest cover of its own; the combination of wind, salinity and drought prevents woody formations from developing, which makes the island's plant landscape unique.
Halophytic coastal plants
The salt flats and intertidal zones are home to halophytic species typical of the eastern Canarian coast; their limited cover is an indicator of the ecological health of the coastal wetlands.