Plant species of Tenerife
Most nature lovers choose the greener part of the island: the northern part. It is maybe a good idea for us next time, because we have not really been there and the messages we heard tell us that the northern part of Tenerife is very beautiful and rich in wild flower species.
Useful identification keys and publications
- M. Angel Cabrera Perez: Native flora of the Canary Islands (published appr. 1997).
- D. and Z. Bramwell: Kanarische Flora, illustrierter Führer (Madrid 1983).
- D. and Z. Bramwell: Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands (London 1974).
- B.G. Graatsma, H.G.J.M. Van der Hagen and J.T. Hermans (eds.): Tenerife, impressies van een natuurhistorische reis in 1993 (private publishing).
- A. Hohenester and W. Welss: Exkursionsflora für die Kanarischen Inseln (Stuttgart 1993).
- G. Kunkel: Die Kanarischen Inseln und ihre Pflanzenwelt (Stuttgart/New York 1980).
- H. Moeller: Kanarische Pflanzenwelt I and II (Puorto de la Cruz 1967).
- H.H. Schaeffer: Pflanzen der Kanarischen Inseln / Plants of the Canary Islands (Ratzeburg 1967).
- J.H.J. Schaminée and A.H.F. Stortelder: Plantengroei op Tenerife. Verslag van een botanische excursie, april 1986 (Wageningen 1987).
- H. Schmidt: Pflanzen auf Teneriffa (Marburg an der Lahn 1992).
- P. and I. Schönfelder: Die Kosmos-Kanarenflora (Stuttgart 1997).
- P. and I. Schönfelder: Mittelmeer- und Kanarenflora (Stuttgart 1994).
List of the recorded plant species
PLEASE NOTE:
Only the first finding of species is displayed. So species that
were both recorded on the 26th and the 28th of June ONLY are noted
on the 26th. The locations we have visited during this
BotanicalJourney are visible on a Google map.
25-3-2006: San Juan > Barranco de Güímar and Mailpais de Güímar
Achyranthes aspera
Adenocarpus foliosus
Adianthum capillus-veneris
Aeonium arboreum var. holochrysum
Agave americana
Ageratina adenophora
Aichryson laxum (=Aichryson dichotomum)
Allium neapolitanum
Anagallis arvensis
Andryala pinnatifida
Anogramma leptophylla
Arenaria leptoclados
Argyranthemum adauctum
Artemisia thuscula
Arundo donax
Asparagus scoparius
Asterolinon linum-stellatum
Avena sterilis
Bidens pilosa
Brachypodium sylvaticum
Briza maxima
Briza minor
Bromus rubens
Bromus catharticus (=Bromus willdenowii)
Calendula arvensis
Campanula erinus
Carduus pycnocephalus
Carlina salicifolia
Cenchrus ciliaris
Centaurea diluta
Centranthus calcitrapae
Cerastium fontanum
Cheilanthes catanensis
Cheilanthes pulchella
Chenopodium murale
Cistus monspeliensis
Cistus symphytifolius
Conyza floribunda
Crassula tillaea
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum (=Cryophytum nodiflorum)
Davallia canariensis
Drusa glandulosa
Ebingeria elegans
Echium plantagineum
Erica arborea
Erigeron karvinskianus
Eriobotrya japonica
Erodium malacoides
Erodium moschatum
Euphorbia atropurpurea
Euphorbia canariensis
Euphorbia peplus
Euphorbia platyphyla
Fagonia cretica
Ficus carica
Filago pyramidata
Galactites tomentosa
Galinsoga parviflora
Galinsoga quadriradiata
Galium aparine
Galium parisiense
Geranium pusillum
Geranium robertianum
Geranium rotundifolium
Gnaphalium luteoalbum
Gnaphalium pensylvanicum
Habenaria tridactylitens
Heliotropium ramosissimum
Hirschfeldia incana
Hordeum murinum
Hyparrhenia hirta
Hypericum canariense
Hypericum reflexum
Jasminum odoratissimum
Lactuca serriola
Lamarckia aurea
Lamium amplexicaule
Lathyrus tingitanus
Launaea arborescens
Lavandula buchii
Lepidium sativum
Lobularia canariensis
Lobularia lybica
Filago gallica (=Logfia gallica)
Logfia spicata
Lotus glaucus
Malva parviflora
Medicago minima
Melilotus indicus
Mercuralis annua
Micromeria hyssopifolia
Misopates orontium
Nicotiana glauca
Ononis reclinata
Opuntia dilenii
Opuntia ficus-indica (=Opuntia ficus-barbarica)
Orobanche purpurea
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalis corymbosa
Oxalis pes-caprae
Papaver dubium
Parietaria debilis
Parietaria judaica
Pericallis lanata
Phagnalon saxatile
Pinus canariensis
Plantago afra
Plantago cf loeflingii
Plantago lagopus
Poa annua
Polycarpaea aristata
Polycarpon tetraphyllum
Polygonum aviculare
Polypodium macaronesicum
Bituminaria bituminosa (=Psoralea bituminosa)
Pteridium aquilinum
Reseda luteola
Reseda scoparia
Ricinus communis
Rostraria cristata
Rubia peregrina
Rubus ulmifolius
Rumex bucephalophorus
Rumex lunaria
Rumex vesicarius
Sanguisorba minor
Scandix pecten-veneris
Scrophularia arguta
Sedum rubens
Selaginella denticulata
Senecio vulgaris
Silene gallica
Silene vulgaris
Sisymbrium orientale
Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum nigrum
Sonchus acaulis
Sonchus congestus
Sonchus oleraceus
Spergula arvensis
Stachys arvensis
Stellaria media
Stipa capensis
Sonchus leptocephalus (=Taeckholmia pinnata)
Tagetes minuta
Torilis nodosa
Trachynia distachya
Tragopogon porrifolius
Trifolium arvense
Trifolium campestre
Trifolium glomeratum
Tuberaria guttata
Umbilicus horizontalis
Urtica stachyoides
Urtica urens
Viburnum rigidum
Vicia cirrhosa
Vicia disperma
Vicia hybrida
Vicia sativa
Vicia scandens
Volutaria lippii
Vulpia bromoides
Wahlenbergia lobelliodes
26-3-2006: Parque Nacional de las Cañadas and Miradores de la Cumbe
Adenocarpus viscosus
Aeonium lindleyi
Aeonium urbicum
Argyranthemum tenerifae
Arrhenatherum calderae
Bystropogon canariensis
Bystropogon organifolius
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Carlina xeranthemoides
Castanea sativa
Cerastium glomeratum
Chamaecytisus proliferus
Convolvolus althaeoides
Cynoglossum creticum
Cystopteris fragilis (=Cystopteris diaphana)
Descurainia bourgaeana
Descurainia millefolia
Dracaena draco
Echium simplex
Echium virescens
Echium wildpretii
Erodium circutarium
Erysimum scoparium (=Dichroanthus scoparius)
Eschscholtzia californica
Ferula linkii
Fumaria coccinea
Fumaria montana
Geranium purpureum
Hypericum grandifolium
Marrubium vulgare
Medicago truncatula
Monanthes brachycaulos
Nepeta teydea
Ornithopus compressus
Papaver somniferum
Polycarpaea tenuis
Raphanus raphanistrum
Rumex maderensis
Scrophularia glabrata
Senecio teneriffae
Sherardia arvensis
Sideritis cretica ssp cretica
Sideritis oroteneriffae
Spartocytisus supranubius
Stemnacantha cynaroides
Trifolium hirtum
27-3-2006: Laurissilva near El Pijaral and coast near San Andrés
Aeonium cuneatum
Aichryson parlatorei
Albizia lophanta
Amaranthus deflexus
Anthoxanthum aristatum
Arbutus canariensis
Argemone mexicana
Argyranthemum broussonetii
Argyranthemum gracile
Arisarum vulgare
Arum italicum
Asparagus fallax
Asphodelus fistulosus
Asplenium hemionitis
Asplenium onopteris
Astydamia latifolia
Blechnum spicant
Canarina canariensis
Carduus clavulatus
Carex canariensis
Carex muricata ssp lamprocarpa
Cedronella canariensis
Centaurium erythraea
Cheilanthes marantae
Chenopodium giganteum
Convolvolus canariensis
Crambe arborea
Crambe strigosa
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (=Cryophytum crystallinum)
Cuscuta planiflora
Cynodon dactylon
Cyperus alopecuroides
Cyperus capitatus
Datura innoxia
Datura stramonium
Dittrichia viscosa
Dryopteris guanchica
Echium aculeatum
Epilobium tetragonum
Eragrostis minor
Erysimum virescens
Galium scabrum
Geranium canariense
Geranium dissectum
Gesnouinia arborea
Globularia salicina
Hedera helix ssp canariensis
Hypericum glandulosum
Ilex canariensis
Isoplexis canariensis
Ixanthus viscosus
Laurus azorica
Luzula canariensis
Melissa officinalis
Micromeria varia
Monanthes minima (=Monanthes dasyphylla)
Monanthes laxiflora
Nerium oleander
Parentucellia viscosa
Parietaria filamentosa
Pennisetum setaceum ssp orientale
Pericallis apendiculata
Pericallis echinata
Pericallis tussilaginis
Periploca laevigata
Phagnalon umbelliforme
Phoenix canariensis
Phyllis nobla
Plantago arborescens
Polycarpaea latifolia
Polystichum setiferum
Portulaca oleracea
Ranunculus cortusifolius
Rubia fruticosa
Sagina apetala
Sagina procumbens
Sambucus palmensis
Schinus molle
Scilla haemorrhoidales
Scilla latifolia
Scrophularia smithii ssp langeana
Setaria verticillata
Sideritis macrostachys
Smilax canariensis
Sonchus asper
Sonchus radicatus
Tricholaena teneriffae
Trichomanes speciosum
Veronica arvensis
Veronica sepylliflolia
Woodwardia radicans
28-3-2006: Barranco del Infierno and Coastal zone near Adeje
Adianthum reniforme
Aizoon canariense
Ajuga iva
Allagopappus dichotomus
Ammodaucus leucotrichus
Apium nodiflorum
Aster squamatus
Asteriscus aquaticus
Atriplex semibraccata
Bencomia caudata
Bosea yervamora
Bryonia verrucosa
Campylanthus salsoloides
Carrichtera annua
Ceballosia fruticosa
Conium maculatum
Convolvolus farinosus
Convolvolus floridus
Cyperus articulatus
Dichroanthus virescens
Dorycnium broussonnettii
Echium giganteum
Echium strictum
Emex spinosa
Euphorbia balsamifera
Euphorbia regis-jubae
Forskohlea angustifolia
Justicia hyssopifolia
Kickxia scoparia
Kleinia neriifolia
Lactuca virosa
Launaea nudicaulis
Lavandula canariensis
Lavatera acerifolia
Lotus glinoides
Marcetella moquiniana
Maytenus canariensis
Medicago polymorpha
Monanthes pallens
Nasturtium officinale
Neochamaelea pulverulenta
Ononis tournefortii
Pallenis spinosa
Pancratium canariense
Papaver rhoeas
Phalaris aquatica
Plocama pendula
Reseda lancerotae
Rhamnus crenulata
Ruta pinnata
Salix canariensis
Salvia canariensis
Schismus barbatus
Schizogyne sericea
Scirpus cernuus
Scirpus holoschoenus
Senecio glaucus
Sideritis infernalis
Sonchus canariensis
Sonchus capillaris
Sonchus fances-orci
Tamus edulis
Tetrapogon villosus
Todaroa aurea
Tolpis crassiuscula
Traganum moquinii
Typha domingensis
29-3-2006: Punta del Teno
Aeonium haworthii
Aeonium tabuliforme
Allium roseum
Amsinckia spec.
Argyranthemum frutescens
Atractylis cancellata
Atriplex glauca
Brassica nigra
Callitriche stagnalis
Carpobrotus edulis
Catapodium rigidum
Ceropegia dichotoma
Convolvolus arvensis
Cynara cardunculus
Dracunculus canariensis
Frankenia laevis
Gladiolus italicus
Gonospermum fruticosum
Hordeum leporinum
Hyoscyamus albus
Hypochaeris achyrophorus
Juncus acutus
Lathyrus clymenum
Lathyrus sphaericus
Lavatera arborea
Leopoldia comosa
Limonium arborescens
Limonium pectinatum
Linum trigynum
Lobularia canariensis ssp spatyphyllum
Malva neglecta
Myrica faya
Ononis dentata
Orobanche ramosa
Papaver pinnatifidum
Parentucellia latifolia
Parentucellia latifolia
Parolinia intermedia
Petrorhagia nanteulii
Phalaris paradoxa
Phyllis viscosa
Reichardia tingitana
Romulea columnae ssp grandiscapa
Rumex acetosella
Scorpiurus vermiculatus
Scorpiurus muricatus
Seseli webbii
Sideritis cf brevicaulis
Sideritis nervosa
Silymbum marianum
Teucrium heterophyllum
Torilis arvensis ssp neglecta
Geropogon hybridus (=Tragopogon hybridus)
Trifolium angustifolium
Trifolium dubium
Trifolium subterraneum
Urtica membranacea
Vicia benghalensis
Vinca major
Viola riviana
30-3-2006: Surroundings of Arico Nuevo and Anaga-mountains near Chamorga
Aeonium canariense
Agrostis castellana (=Agrostis canariensis)
Aichryson punctata
Allium subhirsutum
Anethum graveolens
Aptenia cordifolia
Bromus hordeaceus
Bupleurum salicifolium
Carex paniculata ssp calderae
Centaurea melitensis
Crithmum maritimum
Cymbalaria muralis
Cynosurus echinatus
Digitaria ciliaris
Iris albicans
Juncus bufonius
Limonium macrophyllum
Lolium canariense
Lolium multiflorum
Lonicera nitida
Lugoa revoluta
Lythrum junceum
Mentha x piperita
Monanthes subcrassicaulis
Orchis canariensis
Patellifolia webbiana
Picris echioides
Pimpinella dendrotrachium
Rumex cf pulcher
Setaria parviflora (=Setaria geniculata)
Solanum vespertilio
Solanum villosum
Sonchus gummifer
Soncus tenerrimus
Stachys ocymastrum
Tamarix canariensis
Tecomaria capensis
Trifolium stellatum
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Withania aristata
31-3-2006: Surroundings of Arico Nuevo, Barranco de Masca and Santiago del Teide
Aeonium sedifolium
Aeonium spathulatum
Aira caryophyllea
Amaranthus viridis
Asparagus plocamoides
Asphodelus ramosus
Centranthus ruber
Cheirolophus canariensis
Dysphania ambrosioides (=Chenopodium ambrosioides)
Convolvolus perraudieri
Crambe laevigata
Dicheranthus plocamoides
Equisetum ramosissimum
Erodium laciniatum
Euphorbia terracina (=Euphorbia obtusifolia)
Filago lutescens
Foeniculum vulgare ssp piperitum
Galium verrucosum
Geranium molle
Greenovia dodrentalis
Lobularia canariensis ssp intermedia
Lotus berthelotii
Lotus mascaensis
Melica canariensis
Mentha longifolia
Monanthes polyphylla
Asteriscus sericeus (=Nauplius sericeus)
Orobanche minor
Paronychia canariensis
Polycarpaea carnosa
Polypogon monspeliensis
Prunus dulcis
Retama raetam
Salvia broussonetii
Pennisetum glaucum (=Setaria glauca)
Sisymbrium irio
Sonchus tuberifer
Tinguarra cervariaefolia
Tolpis laciniata
Vicia villosa ssp varia
Vieraea laevigata
1-4-2006: El Médano / Montaña Roja and forest north of Villaflor
Artemisia ramosa
Cakile maritima
Cymodocea nodosa
Gymnocarpos decandrus
Helianthemum canariense
Lotus campylocladus
Lotus sessilifolius
Lupinus albus
Plantago aschersonii
Polycarpaea nivea
Polygonum maritimum
Verbascum virgatum
Zygophyllum fontanesii
2-4-2006: Las Mercedes: Cabero de Zapata
Aichryson pachycaulon
Coronopus didymus
Corymbia ficifolia (=Eucalyptus ficifolia)
Daucus carota
Erucastrum canariense
Fumaria officinalis
Gennaria diphylla
Holcus lanatus
Juncus effusus
Linum bienne
Luzula pilosa
Medicago orbicularis
Mentha pulegium
Myosotis discolor ssp canariensis
Myosotis latifolia
Prunus lusitanica
Scabiosa atropurpurea ssp maritima
Scrophularia smithii ssp smithii
Semele androgyna
Sida rhombifolia
Viola anagae