Tenerife's vegetation makes it possible to follow the transition from cardonal-tabaibal scrub to monteverde, pine forest and species adapted to the high mountain.
A vertical island: Atlantic shoreline, volcanic summits and historic towns connected by old pathways. Vegetation makes humidity, wind, salinity, altitude and volcanic soils legible.
Among its main reference points are Teide and sacred landscape, Historic La Laguna, Port and mobility, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. Flora also preserves traces of traditional uses, cultivation and environmental change.
Key points
Coastal cardonal-tabaibal scrub
Communities of cardón spurge and tabaiba shape the plant landscape of the coasts and lowlands, finely adapted to aridity and salt-laden wind.
Laurel forest and monteverde species
The monteverde of Anaga and Teno preserves laurels, til, vinátigo and other species of this relict Tertiary forest, some of them found only on the island.
Canary pine forest and its communities
The Canary pine dominates the mid and upper slopes with a remarkable ability to regenerate after fire, accompanied by codeso broom and mountain rockrose.
Red tajinaste of Teide
The tajinaste picante, endemic to the National Park, flowers in spring and is one of the most recognisable visual emblems of the high mountain.
High-mountain vegetation
Above the pine forest grow communities of Teide broom, cedars, Teide violets and other plants adapted to frost, ultraviolet radiation and recent volcanic soils.
Species of Tenerife
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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Red bugloss
Echium wildpretii
A visually striking endemic plant especially associated with Tenerife’s high mountain landscapes.
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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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Anagyris latifolia
Anagyris latifolia
Endemic legume 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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Argyranthemum broussonetii
Argyranthemum broussonetii
Endemic composite plant with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Argyranthemum coronopifolium
Argyranthemum coronopifolium
Endemic composite plant with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Arrhenatherum calderae
Arrhenatherum calderae
Endemic grass with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Artemisia ramosa
Artemisia ramosa
Endemic composite plant 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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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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Atractylis preauxiana
Atractylis preauxiana
Endemic composite plant with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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Autonoe anagensis
Autonoe anagensis
Endemic Asparagaceae 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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Bencomia exstipulata
Bencomia exstipulata
Endemic rose-family 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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Bystropogon odoratissimus
Bystropogon odoratissimus
Endemic mint-family 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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Carduus volutarioides
Carduus volutarioides
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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Carlina falcata
Carlina falcata
Endemic composite plant 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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Ceropegia fusca
Ceropegia fusca
Endemic dogbane-family plant with a verified BIOTA record and Endémicas Canarias profile.
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