Natural History Photographs


Arico Viejo
27 December 2016


After the morning visit to Güímar, we tried to locate a trail just south of Güímar, as this area has some botanical fame. We couldn't locate the trail though, and the whole area is full of houses, making this an unattractive site to look for plants and lichens. So in the end we drove quite far south along the TF-28, to stop somewhere just north of Arico Viejo. The location didn't look particularly promising either, but at least we could park the car in a safe spot and there weren't any houses nearby. The thermophilous scrub vegetation in winter time has several flowering plants and under them I looked for soil crusts. Due to recent rain fall, there were even some green and fresh liverworts.



Atalanthus cf. capillaris


Campylanthus salsoloides Pancratium canariense


Gyalolechia canariensis


Xanthoparmelia spec. Squamarina spec.


Riccia cf. ciliifera


Riccia spec. Squamarina spec.


Xalocoa ocellata


Parmotrema tinctorum Toninia tristis


Peltula patellata


Plocama pendula


Lichen communities


Periploca laevigata


Soil crusts


Cosentinia vellea Squamarina spec.


Lobothallia praeradiosa