Natural History Photographs


From the Mirador Pico del Inglés, a track leads into the laurel forest to the south. The laurel forest soon enough transforms into Fayal-Brezal, dominated by giant heathers. Further down the landscape becomes much more open and trees become the exception rather than the rule. This steep ecological gradient guarantees a rich flora and fauna - all set in a magnificent landscape. The presentation below is roughly in chronological order.


Lobaria virens
English:Green Satin Lichen
Norsk:kystnever
Svenska:örtlav
Lobaria virens
English:Green Satin Lichen
Norsk:kystnever
Svenska:örtlav
Sticta canariensis
Synonyms:Sticta dufourii
Norsk:skjellporelav
Lobaria virens & Sticta canariensis
Synonyms:Sticta dufourii
Norsk:skjellporelav
Pectenia atlantica
Synonyms:Degelia atlantica
Norsk:kystblåfiltlav
Sticta canariensis & Pectenia atlantica
Synonyms:Sticta dufourii
Norsk:skjellporelav
Fuscopannaria cf. mediterranea
Norsk:olivenlav
Svenska:olivbrun gytterlav
Sticta fuliginosa
Deutsch:Rußige Grübchenflechte
Norsk:rund porelav
Svenska:stiftärrlav
Monanthes cf. minima
Authority:(Bolle) Christ, 1887
Synonyms:Petrophyes minima Bolle, 1859
Pectenia atlantica
Synonyms:Degelia atlantica
Norsk:kystblåfiltlav
Lobaria virens
English:Green Satin Lichen
Norsk:kystnever
Svenska:örtlav
Unidentified lichen
Nederlands:Korstmossen
English:Lichens
Deutsch:Flechten
Parmotrema reticulatum
Nederlands:Netschildmos
English:Cracked ruffle lichen
Deutsch:Netz-Schüsselflechte
Ochrolechia parella
Nederlands:Steentandpastakorst
English:White Crottle
Deutsch:Stein-Cremeflechte
Svenska:mångfruktig örnlav
Unidentified lichen
Nederlands:Korstmossen
English:Lichens
Deutsch:Flechten
Pectenia plumbea
Synonyms:Degelia plumbea
Norsk:vanlig blåfiltlav
Svenska:blylav
Platismatia glauca
Nederlands:Groot boerenkoolmos
Deutsch:Blaugraue Lappenflechte
Norsk:vanlig papirlav
Svenska:näverlav
Flavoparmelia caperata
Nederlands:Bosschildmos
English:Common greenshield lichen
Deutsch:Gewöhnliche Gelbschüsselflechte, Caperatflechte
Norsk:eikelav
Svenska:getlav
Lunularia cruciata
Nederlands:Halvemaantjesmos

Heterodermia cf. obscurata
Nederlands:Oranje vingermos
English:Orange-tinted fringe lichen
Deutsch:Dunkle Wimpernflechte
Diploschistes diacapsis
Deutsch:Steppen-Krugflechte
Habenaria tridactylites
Authority:Lindl., 1835
Deutsch:Kanarenstendel
Usnea rubicunda
Nederlands:Rood baardmos
English:Red beard lichen
Deutsch:Rötliche Bartflechte
Candelariella coralliza
Deutsch:Korallen-Dotterflechte
Svenska:kuddägglav
Flavopunctelia flaventior
Nederlands:Oosters schildmos
Deutsch:Gelbe Punktschüsselflechte
Hemionitis gluckuk
Synonyms:Notholaena marantae subsp. subcordata (Cav.) Kunkel
Notholaena subcordata (Cav.) Desv.
Deutsch:Kurtzstieliger Pelzfarn
Français:Fougère laineuse
Español:Doradilla canela
Hemionitis pulchella
Synonyms:Cheilanthes pulchella Bory ex Willd.
Allosorus pulchellus (Bory ex Willd.) C.Presl
Deutsch:Zierlicher Schuppenfarn
Español:Doradilla fina
cf. Ch. guanchica
Deutsch:Guanchen-Schuppenfarn
Español:Helecho de roca, helecho chico
Asplenium aureum
Authority:Cav. 1801
Synonyms:Ceterach aureum (Cav.) Buch
Ceterach canariensis Willd.
Ceterach latifolium Fée
Grammitis aurea Sw.

Gennaria diphylla
Authority:(Link) Parl., 1860
English:two-leaved scrub orchid
Français:gennarie à deux feuilles, orchis à deux feuilles
Italiano:gennaria
Arisarum
simorrhinum
Authority:Durieu, 1845
Español:candilicos

Pleiomeris canariensis
Authority:(Willd.) A.DC. 1841
Synonyms:Scleroxylum canariense Willd. 1809
Pseudocyphellaria
aurata
English:Golden-edged lichen
Hedera canariensis
Synonyms:Hedera helix canariensis