Canary Islands

The Canary laurel forest
Cubo de la Galga, La Palma island, Canary Islands. Spain.
Ancient Ferns
Believe it or not, these tiny kidney-shaped leaves belong to a species of fern, Adiantum reniform e. This is a very ancient species, dating from an "antediluvian" time, cooler than today, with a widely dispersed population that has given rise to different subspecies in different parts of the world. Cubo de la Galga, La Palma island, Canary Islands. Spain.
Laurisilva
In the Canary Islands are some of the last holdouts in the world of the ancient laurisilva or laurel forests. It is a botanical paradise. In the photo, you can see the leaves of an endemic canary species, rubus bollei. Cubo de la Galga, La Palma island, Canary Islands. Spain.

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