Five singular species
Cabezote, Cheirolophus arbutifolius
Where does it grow?
There are a small number of populations of this shrub on inaccessible crags of the massifs of Inagua, Tirma and Guguy. For example, you can find it in the Pino Gordo Ravine and in the Caideros de Tocodomán, environments linked to the thermophilic forest.
Gran Canaria native species.
Corazoncillo del pinar, Lotus holosericeus
Where does it grow?
It is especially abundant on the slopes of the Inagua pine forest, restricted to the Barranco Grande and the summits of Guguy. This creeping grass is part of the pine grove’s undergrowth.
Gran Canaria native species.
Jarilla peluda, Helianthemum bystropogophyllum
Where does it grow?
This is a small, sparse shrubby plant, of which only a few populations in the extreme west of the Inagua massif are known, all associated with the Canary Island pine forest.
Gran Canaria native species.
Cresta de gallo, Isoplexis isabelliana
Where does it grow?
Widely distributed in the humid pine forests of the island and very rare in the dry pine forest of Inagua, where very few populations are known. The most important of them, at the head of Pino Gordo.
Gran Canaria native species.
Siempreviva del pinar, Limonium vigaroense
Where does it grow?
Until very recently, this striking plant had only been located at the head of the Barranco de Vigaroe, but it is now also known to grow in the Montaña de Azaenegue, at the opposite end of La Caldera. The two populations are associated with the Canary Island pine forest ecosystem.
Gran Canaria native species.
