recce, list, 26 February to 2 March 2020

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Tenerife 2020

Tenerife recce, species list, 26 February to 2 March 2020

Top: Canary Island Bellflower canariensis and Echium bonnetii Bottom: Canary Buttercup Ranunculus cortusifolius and Erysimum scoparium Tenerife recce, species list, 26 February to 2 March 2020

Top: Geranium reuteri and Echium strictum Bottom: Periploca laevigata and Argyranthemum frutescens Tenerife recce, species list, 26 February to 2 March 2020

TENERIFE 2020: some highlights

T: Tenerife endemic species; C: Canarian endemic species; M: Macaronesian endemic species; P: planted/introduced

SCIENTIFIC NAME ENGLISH NAME NOTES FERNS Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort Family) Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Black Spleenwort Asplenium hemionitis Blechnaceae (Chain Fern Family) Blechnum spicant Hard Fern Los Silos Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Family) Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Polypodiaceae (Polypody Family) Polypodium cambricum Southern Polypody Cueva del Viento CONIFERS Cupressceae (Cypress family) P Cupressus sempervirens Mediterranean Cypress El Teide C Juniperus cedrus Juniper El Teide: IUCN Endangered Pinaceae (Pine family) C Pinus canariensis Canary Island Pine ANGIOSPERMS: DICOTYLEDONS Acantaceae (Acanthus Family) P Thunbergia sp. Adoxaceae (Moschatel Family) C Viburnum rugosum (=Viburnum rigidum) Aizoaceae (Ice Family) P Mesembryanthemum cordifolium Los Silos Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum Los Silos Amarantheaceae (Amaranth Family) P Achyranthes aspera P Alternathera caracasana C Bosea yervamora Barranco de Ruiz, Los Silos Chenopodium album Fat-hen Apiaceae (Carrot Family) Foeniculum vulgare Fennel Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family) P Asclepias curassavica Milkweed P Nerium oleander Oleander C Periploca laevigata P Vinca major Large Periwinkle Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family) M Ilex canariensis Small-leaved Holly Anaga Mountains Araliaceae (Ginseng Family) C Hedera canariensis Canarian Ivy (Daisy Family) P Ageratina adenophora C Andryala pinnatifida Anaga Mountains T Argyranthemum broussonetii Anaga Mountains C Argyranthemum frutescens Barranco de Ruiz C Artemesia thuscula Chinamada, Los Silos C Bethencourtia palmensis El Teide (=Senecio palmensis) P Bidens pilosa Calendula arvensis Field Marigold Tenerife recce, species list, 26 February to 2 March 2020

SCIENTIFIC NAME ENGLISH NAME NOTES C Carduus clavulatus Anaga Mountains C falcata Barranco de Ruiz C Carlina salicifolia La Caldera, Chinamada T Carlina xeranthemoides El Teide T Cheirolophus teydis El Teide P Galinsoga parviflora Gallant Soldier C Kleinia nerifolia Chinamada C Pericallis cruenta Anaga Mountains C Pericallis tussilaginis Anaga Mountains P Senecio angulatus Chinamada C Sonchus acaulis C Sonchus congestus Canary Giant Sowthistle C Sonchus leptocephalus Los Silos Bignoniaceae (Bignonia Family) P Pyrostegia venusta Orange Trumpetvine Los Silos Boraginaceae (Borage Family) C Echium bonnetii Chinamada, Los Silos T Echium giganteum Giant White Bugloss Chinamada, Los Silos Echium plantageneum C Echium strictum Anaga Mountains T Echium virescens La Caldera T Echium wildpretii Tower of Jewels El Teide Brassicaceae (Cabbage Family) T Descurainia lemsii Los Silos C Descurainia millefolia Chinamada M Erysimum bicolor Los Silos C Erysimum scoparium El Teide Cactaceae (Cactus Family) P Opuntia ficus-indica Prickly Pear (Bellflower Family) C Canary Island Bellflower Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family) P Cetranthus ruber Red Valerian Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) Silene gallica Small-flowered Catchfly Cueva del Viento Silene vulgaris Bladder Campion Los Silos Cistaceae (Rock Rose Family) Cistus monspeliensis Barranco de Ruiz, Los Silos C Cistus symphytifolius Canary Cistus Cueva del Viento, La Caldera Convolvulaceae (Bindweed Family) Cuscuta cf. approximata dodder P Ipomoea inica Crassulaceae (Stonecrop Family) C Aeonium arboretum subsp. Cueva del Viento holochrysum C Aeonium aureum (=Greenovia La Caldera aurea) C Aeonium ciliatum Anaga Mountains T Aeonium lindleyi Chinamada T Aeonium pseudourbicum Los Silos C Aeonium spathulatum La Caldera T Aeonium tabuliforme Flat-topped Aeonium Barranco de Ruiz, Los Silos C Aichryson laxum Anaga Mountains, Cueva del Viento, La Caldera P Crassula multicava Fairy Crassula Cueva del Viento Tenerife recce, species list, 26 February to 2 March 2020

SCIENTIFIC NAME ENGLISH NAME NOTES Umbilicus gaditanus Cucurbitaceae (Gourd Family) C Byonia verrucosa Los Silos Dioscoreaceae (Yam Family) Dioscorea communis (=Tamus Black Bryony edulis) Ericaceae (Heath Family) Erica arborea Tree Heath Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family) C Euphorbia canariensis Canary Island Spurge Anaga Mountains, Teno Mountains C Euphorbia lamarckii Los Silos Euphorbia peplus Petty Spurge Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury P Ricinus communis Castor Oil Plant Fabaceae (Pea Family) C Adenocarpus foliolosus Anaga Mountains C Adenocarpus viscosus El Teide Bituminaria bituminosa Pitch Trefoil C Chamaecytisus prolifer Tree Lucerne La Caldera C Cytisus supranubius Teide Broom El Teide P Lathyrus articulatus Lathyrus tingitanus C cf. campylocladus La Caldera Teline sp. Barranco de Ruiz Fagaceae (Beech Family) P Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Geraniaceae (Crane’s-bill Family) Erodium malacoides Mediterranean Stork's-bill Geranium Los Silos purpureum/robertianum C Geranium reuteri Anaga Mountains Hypericaceae (St. John's Wort Family) Hypericum sp. Los Silos Lamiaceae (Mint Family) T Lavandula buchii Chinamada C Lavandula canariensis Barranco de Ruiz, Los Silos T Micromeria ericifolia Chinamada (=Micromeria varia) T Micromeria ericifolia var.ericifolia Barranco de Ruiz (=Micromeria hyssopifolia) T Micromeria teneriffae Barranco de Ruiz T Sideritis eriocephala El Teide T Sideritis soluta El Teide Stachys arvensis Los Silos Lauraceae (Laurel Family) C Laurus novocanariensis Malvaceae (Mallow Family) Malva sp. Barranco de Ruiz Moraceae (Mulberry Family) P Ficus carica Common Fig Myricaceae (Wax Myrtle Family) Myrica faya La Caldera Myrtaceae (Myrtle Family) P Eucalyptus sp. Nyctaginaceae (Four O'Clock Family) Tenerife recce, species list, 26 February to 2 March 2020

SCIENTIFIC NAME ENGLISH NAME NOTES P Bougainvillea sp. Oleaceae (Olive Family) M Chrysojasminum odoratissimum Fragrant Jasmine Barranco de Ruiz, Los Silos Oxalidaceae (Wood Sorrel Family) P Oxalis pes-caprae Bermuda Buttercup Papaveraceae (Poppy Family) Fumaria cf. muralis Common Ramping-fumitory Cueva del Viento Papaver rhoeas Common Poppy Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) P Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon Cueva del Viento Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort Family) T Limonium macrophyllum a sea-lavender Chinamada Primulaceae (Primrose Family) Lysimachia arvensis Blue-scarlet Pimpernel Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) M Ranunculus corusifolius Canary Buttercup Anaga Mountains Rosaceae (Rose Family) Agrimonia sp. Los Silos T Bencomia exstipulata El Teide C Marcetella moquiniana P Prunus amyddalus (=Prunus Almond dulcis) Rubus ulmifolius Elm-leaved Bramble Salicaceae (Willow Family) M Salix pedicellate subsp. canariensis (=Salix canariensis) Smilaceae (Greenbrier Family) M Smilax canariensis Los Silos Solanaceae (Nightshade Family) P Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) P Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium Urticaceae (Nettle Family) Parietaria judaica Pellitory of the wall Violaceae (Violet Family)

ANGIOSPERMS: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis Family) C Allium canariense Cueva del Viento, La Caldera Araceae (Arum Family) C Dracunculus canariensis Canary Dragon Arum Arecaceae (Palm Family) C Phoenix canariensis Canary Island Date Palm (Asparagus Family) Asparagus cf. pastorianus Barranco de Ruiz M Asparagus scoparius Los Silos M Asparagus umbellatus Barranco de Ruiz M draco Canary Islands Dragon Tree C Scilla haemorrhoidalis Los Silos Asphodelaceae (Asphodel Family) Asphodelus ramosus Branched Asphodel Musaceae (Banana Family) P Musa acuminata Banana Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Gennaria diphylla Anaga Mountains Tenerife recce, species list, 26 February to 2 March 2020

SCIENTIFIC NAME ENGLISH NAME NOTES C Habenaria tridactylites Los Silos Poaceae (Grass Family) Arundo donax Giant Reed Dactylis glomerata ssp. El Teide glomerata (=Dactylis metlesicsii)

Top: Tree Heath Erica arborea Bottom: Canary Cistus Cistus symphytifolius and Echium giganteum Tenerife recce, species list, 26 February to 2 March 2020

Top: Aeonium lindleyi and Kleinia neriifolia Bottom: Euphorbia lamarckii and Aeonium ciliatum Tenerife recce, species list, 26 February to 2 March 2020

Top: Aeonium tabuliforme and Aichryson laxum Bottom: Euphorbia canariensis and Aeonium aureum Tenerife recce, species list, 26 February to 2 March 2020

T: Tenerife endemic, F: Fuerteventura endemic, C: Canaries endemic, M: Macronesia endemic, e: endemic subspecies

Includes species seen in Fuerteventura (2 to 4 March 2020)

ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME NOTES BIRDS Family Anatidae (Ducks, geese and swans) Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Fuerteventura Family Ardeidae (Herons) Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Catle Egret Bubulcus ibis Fuerteventura Little Egret Egretta garzetta Fuerteventura Family Accipitridae (Hawks, eagles and vultures) e Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Fuerteventura majorensis e Common Buzzard Buteo buteo insularum Family Falconidae (Falcons) Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides Los Silos e Kestrel Falco tinnunculus insularum Family Otididae (Bustards) e Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata Fuerteventura: Tindaya Family Laridae (Gulls) Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Family Columbidae (Pigeons and doves) Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon Columba livia Collared Dove Columba palumbus T Laurel Pigeon Columba junoniae Los Silos T Bolle's Pigeon Columba bollii Anaga Mountains, Barranco de Ruiz, Los Silos Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Fuerteventura Family Apodidae (Swifts) swift Apus sp. Fuerteventura (driving) Family Upupidae (Hoopoes) Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Fuerteventura Family Picidae (Woodpeckers) e Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major La Caldera canariensis Family Alaudidae (Larks) e Lesser Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens Fuerteventura polatzeki Family Hirundinidae (Swallows and martins) Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Fuerteventura Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Fuerteventura House Martin Delichon urbicum Fuerteventura Family Motacillidae (Pipits and wagtails) M Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii e Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinereal canariensis White Wagtail Motacilla alba Family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers) e Robin Erithacus rubecula superbus F Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae Fuerteventura: Barranco de Rio Cabras Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Fuerteventura Desert Wheatear Oenathe deserti Fuerteventura Tenerife recce, species list, 26 February to 2 March 2020

ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME NOTES Family Turdidae (Thrushes) e Blackbird Turdus merula cabrerae Family Sylviidae (Scrub warblers) e Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla heineken e Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala leucogastra Family Phylloscopidae (Leaf warblers) C Canary Islands Chiffchaff Phylloscopus canariensis Family Regulidae (Kinglets) e Goldcrest Regulus regulus teneriffae Family Paridae (Tits) e African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae teneriffae Family Laniidae (Shrikes) e Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor koenigi El Teide Family Corvidae (Corvids) e Raven Corvus corax tingitanus Family Passeridae (Old World Sparrows) Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis Family Fringillidae (Finches) e Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs canariensis e Linnet Linaria cannabina harterti Fuerteventura T Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea Goldfinch Chloris chloris M Atlantic Canary Serinus canaria e Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus

Above: Canary Islands Chiffchaff and Blue Chaffinch Tenerife recce, species list, 26 February to 2 March 2020

C: Canarian endemic species

ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME NOTES REPTILES Family Lacertidae (Wall Lizards) C West Canaries Lizard Gallotia galloti Family Scincidae (Skinks) C West Canary Skink Chalcides viridanus

C: Canarian endemic species

ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME NOTES LEPIDOPTERA - butterflies Family Pieridae (Whites) Small White Pieris rapae C Canary Large White Pieris cheiranthi C Canary Islands Brimstone Gonepteryx cleobule Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks) Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Long-tailed Blue Lampides boeticus Family Nymphalidae (Nymphs, Fritillaries and Browns) Monarch Danaus plexippus C Canary Islands Red Admiral Vanessa vulcania Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Painted Lady Vanessa cardui C Canary Speckled Wood Pararge xiphioides ARANEAE - spiders Tropical Tent-web Spider Cyrtophora citricola HYMENOPTERA - ants, bees, sawflies, wasps Bombus canariensis ODONATA - damselflies, dragonflies Vagrant Emperor Anax ephippiger

Above: West Canaries Lizard