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Buenavista Del Norte
Buenavista del Norte is a municipality and town on the north west coast of Tenerife, located on route TF42, about 75 km west of the capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 65 km from Tenerife North Airport and 66 km from Tenerife South Airport. The towns streets show the sober architecture of clearly Andalusian extraction. Nevertheless, apart from the influence of the Conquistadors, there is a mixture of the traditions of Portuguese inhabitants and of Guanches, as the pre-Hispanic natives were known, which have helped to make up the particular charm of this district. The people have, due to the scarcity of resources, been characterised by an unquenchable spirit of conservation, which has kept alive traditions such as craftwork in bone, wood, cane and straw from the local forests of the region. Geography Location The municipality of Buenavista del Norte is located at the extreme north west point of the island of Tenerife bordering with the municipalities of Los Silos to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities In Santa Cruz De Tenerife
This is a list of the 54 municipalities in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain - 31 on Tenerife Island, 14 on La Palma Island, 6 on La Gomera Island and 3 on El Hierro Island. References See also *Geography of Spain *List of cities in Spain *List of municipalities in Las Palmas {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Municipalities In Santa Cruz De Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife, commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz (), is a city, the capital of the island of Tenerife, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and capital of the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz has a population of 206,593 (2013) within its admi ... municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphorbia Canariensis
''Euphorbia canariensis'', commonly known as the Canary Island spurge, Hercules club or in Spanish ''cardón'', is a succulent member of the genus ''Euphorbia'' and family Euphorbiaceae endemic to the Canary Islands. It is the plant symbol of the island of Gran Canaria. Description The Canary Island spurge is a succulent shrub, growing to between high. It is made up of fleshy quadrangular or pentagonal trunks that look like cacti. It has no leaves, instead bearing spines long. It produces reddish-green flowers. It is hardy to . The latex, which contains diterpenes is poisonous. Euphorbia canariensis5 ies.jpg, Spines on a young shoot Euphorbia canariensis (Puntagorda) 01.jpg, Flowers Xrcx.jpg, Fruit Distribution The species is found on the narrow coastal belt, from sea level to in the Canary Islands. See also * List of animal and plant symbols of the Canary Islands A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphorbia Aphylla
''Euphorbia aphylla'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to the Canary Islands. It was first described in 1809. Description ''Euphorbia aphylla'' is a short shrub growing up to about . It has slender leafless stems. The virtually stemless flowers are produced in small clusters at the end of the stems. Very small light brown or reddish fruits enclose small brown seeds. File:E aphylla3 ies.jpg, Flower File:Euphorbia aphylla 003.jpg, Fruit Distribution and habitat ''Euphorbia aphylla'' is native to the Canary Islands. It is found on the north coast of Gran Canaria, being locally frequent near the sea. In Tenerife, it is also coastal, occurring in the north west and the south of the island. It also occurs in La Gomera. It is a halophyte, found on coastal rocks and slopes facing the sea at elevations up to . References {{Taxonbar, from=Q882208 aphylla aphylla ''Aphylla'' is a widespread Neotropical genus of dragonflies of the Gomp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crithmum Maritimum
''Crithmum'' is a monospecific genus of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, with the sole species ''Crithmum maritimum'', known as rock samphire, sea fennel or samphire. The name "samphire" is also used for several other unrelated succulent halophyte species of coastal plant. Sea fennel, or Rock samphire, is an edible wild plant. It is found on coastlines throughout much of Europe (north to the British Isles), Macaronesia, parts of West Asia and North Africa in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts. History, trade and cultivation In the 17th century, Shakespeare in ''King Lear'' referred to the dangerous practice of collecting rock samphire from cliffs. ''"Half-way down, Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade!"'' In the 19th century, samphire was being shipped in casks of seawater from the Isle of Wight to market in London at the end of May each year. Rock samphire used to be cried in London streets as "Crest Marine". In England, rock samph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schizogyne Sericea
''Schizogyne sericea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Madeira and the Canary Islands. File:Schizogyne sericea-3.jpg, Flower heads A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ... References Inuleae Flora of the Canary Islands Flora of Madeira {{Inuleae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow horizontally. The rhizome also retains the ability to allow new shoots to grow upwards. A rhizome is the main stem of the plant that runs underground horizontally. A stolon is similar to a rhizome, but a stolon sprouts from an existing stem, has long internodes, and generates new shoots at the end, such as in the strawberry plant. In general, rhizomes have short internodes, send out roots from the bottom of the nodes, and generate new upward-growing shoots from the top of the nodes. A stem tuber is a thickened part of a rhizome or stolon that has been enlarged for use as a storage organ. In general, a tuber is high in starch, e.g. the potato, which is a modified stolon. The term "tuber" is often used imprecisely and is sometimes applied to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelica
''Angelica'' is a genus of about 60 species of tall biennial and perennial herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far north as Iceland, Lapland, and Greenland. They grow to tall, with large bipinnate leaves and large compound umbels of white or greenish-white flowers. Found mainly in China, its main use was for medicine. It shows variations in fruit anatomy, leaf morphology, and subterranean structures. The genes are extremely polymorphic. Some species can be found in purple moor and rush pastures. Characteristics ''Angelica'' species grow to tall, with large bipinnate leaves and large compound umbels of white or greenish-white flowers. Their large, sparkling, starburst flowers are pollinated by a great variety of insects (the generalist pollination syndrome), the floral scents are species-specific, and even specific to particular subspecies. The active ingredients of angelica are found in the roots and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apiaceae
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants, with more than 3,700 species in 434 generaStevens, P.F. (2001 onwards)Angiosperm Phylogeny Website Version 9, June 2008. including such well-known and economically important plants as ajwain, angelica, anise, asafoetida, caraway, carrot, celery, chervil, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, lovage, cow parsley, parsley, parsnip and sea holly, as well as silphium, a plant whose identity is unclear and which may be extinct. The family Apiaceae includes a significant number of phototoxic species, such as giant hogweed, and a smaller number of highly poisonous species, such as poison hemlock, water hemlock, spotted cowbane, fool's parsley, and various species of water dropwort. Description Most Apiaceae are annual, biennial or perennial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asparagus (genus)
''Asparagus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Asparagoideae. It comprises up to 300 species. Most are evergreen long-lived perennial plants growing from the understory as lianas, bushes or climbing plants. The best-known species is the edible ''Asparagus officinalis'', commonly referred to as just ''asparagus''. Some other members of the genus, such as ''Asparagus densiflorus'', are grown as ornamental plants. Ecology The genus includes a variety of living forms, occurring from rainforest to semi-desert habitats; many are climbing plants. Most are dispersed by birds. Ornamental species such as '' Asparagus plumosus'', ''Asparagus aethiopicus'', ''Asparagus setaceus'', and '' Asparagus virgatus'' are finely branched and are misleadingly known as "asparagus fern". In the Macaronesian Islands, several species (such as '' Asparagus umbellatus'' and '' Asparagus scoparius'') grow in moist laurel forest habitat, and preserve the original form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argyranthemum
''Argyranthemum'' (marguerite, marguerite daisy, dill daisy) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus are sometimes also placed in the genus '' Chrysanthemum''. The genus is endemic to Macaronesia, occurring only on the Canary Islands, the Savage Islands, and Madeira.Bramwell, D and Bramwell, Z (2001) Wild flowers of the Canary Islands. Editorial Rueda SL, Madrid, Spain , 2nd edition. ''Argyranthemum frutescens'' is recorded as a food plant of the leaf-mining larva of the moth ''Bucculatrix chrysanthemella''. Species , ''Plants of the World Online'' accepted the following species: *'' Argyranthemum adauctum'' (Link) Humphries *''Argyranthemum broussonetii'' (Pers.) Humphries *''Argyranthemum callichrysum'' (Svent.) Humphries *''Argyranthemum coronopifolium'' (Willd.) Webb *''Argyranthemum dissectum'' (Lowe) Lowe *''Argyranthemum escarrei'' (Svent.) Humphries *''Argyranthemum filifolium'' (Sch.Bip.) Humphries *''Argyranthemum foen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
