The flora of La Palma reflects altitude, exposure, humidity and long adaptation to volcanic soils and island isolation.
A steep, green island crossed by ravines and volcanoes that continue to write its story. Vegetation makes humidity, wind, salinity, altitude and volcanic soils legible.
Among its main reference points are Benahoarite heritage, Atlantic port, Living volcanic island, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. Flora also preserves traces of traditional uses, cultivation and environmental change.
Key points
Laurisilva de Los Tilos
Bosque de niebla de origen terciario, con fayas, viñatigos, tilos y acebiños; conserva una de las densidades de endemismos vegetales mas altas de Canarias.
Pinar de Cumbre Vieja
Los pinares del sur de la isla crecen sobre coladas recientes, adaptando sus raices a suelos poco desarrollados; el pino canario coloniza activamente terrenos tras erupciones.
Fayal-brezal de medianias
La transicion entre laurisilva y zonas mas secas la ocupa un bosque de fayas y brezos que en La Palma alcanza una extension y continuidad especialmente bien conservadas.
Vegetacion de alta montana volcanica
En los pisos superiores aparecen comunidades de tajinastes y codesos adaptados a las condiciones extremas de altitud, temperatura y suelos volcanicos jovenes.
Municipalities of La Palma
See all →- BarloventoBarlovento is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- Breña AltaBreña Alta is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- Breña BajaBreña Baja is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- El PasoEl Paso is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- Fuencaliente de La PalmaFuencaliente de La Palma is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- GarafíaGarafía is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.