ORGANISMS

Anaga involves an abrupt range of sharp mountain peaks, from which

deep valleys and ravines run down to the sea, forming numerous beaches,
many of which can only be accessed on foot or by boat.
It is home to a mass of flora and fauna, many of which are endemic.
The extraordinary climatology of the area has developed many types
of vegetation:
- Laurel wood (laurel, tilo, vitigo, ...) (laurel, til and evergreen
laurel,), which is a type of forest that has its origins in the tertiary
period and (which can only be found in the Canary Islands,
Madeira and some of the Azores Islands. The dense mass of forest
retains humidity, refilling the natural water deposits of the island,
as well as creating and preserving a fertile soil.
- Thermophile forests (dragos, sabinas, almcigos, etc.) (dragon,
juniper and Atlantic mastic trees, etc.)
- The fayal-brezal (fayas, brezos, acevios, tejos, etc.) (wax-myrtle,
heather, small-leaved holly and yew)
- Cardonal-tabaibal (a type of vegetation dominated by different
species of Euphorbias on the coast)
- Characteristic vegetation of the ravines (eneas, juncos, etc.)
(cattails and reeds)

Anaga is home to unique zoological and botanical

treasures such as the laurel dove or the Anaga violet.
- Invertebrates are the predominant animal variety, although there
is also an abundance of birdlife. In fact, the park has been declared
a Special Protection Area for Birds.
- Other species include several reptiles (particularly lizards) and
bats.

INVASIVE ORGANISMS: In this habitat we can detect that the higher

richness of native species the lower richness of invasive species. There are
29 alien species, but Arundo donax L. (caa comn) (giant cane) is the
most abundant. Also Cyperus involucratus (umbrella plant) distribution is
favored by another invasive species that feeds it, the red swamp crawfish
(Procambarus clarkii). The ravines exposed to the southern slopes of
Anaga are potentially more vulnerable to invasion.