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Sunrays in the cloud forest, Garajonay National Park, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

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Sunrays in the cloud forest, Garajonay National Park, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

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Twisted juniper in the area of El Sabinar, on the island of El

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Twisted juniper in the area of El Sabinar, on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. Canary juniper (Juniperus turbinata, ssp. canariensis) In this very windy mountainous area, these trees have taken on remarkable forms and constitute one of the botanical riches of the island, which is a biosphere reserve.

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Lush undergrowth of Ortigon (Urtica morifolia) endemic nettle, fayal brezal type Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of

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Lush undergrowth of Ortigon (Urtica morifolia) endemic nettle, fayal brezal type Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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Laurisylve of the island of El Hierro: exclusive parasitic fungus

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Laurisylve of the island of El Hierro: exclusive parasitic fungus on a Canary laurel (Laurobasidium lauri). This type of humid forest is present on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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Lush undergrowth of endemic ferns (Dryopteris oligodenta),

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Lush undergrowth of endemic ferns (Dryopteris oligodenta), Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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Lush undergrowth of endemic ferns (Dryopteris oligodenta), Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found

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Lush undergrowth of endemic ferns (Dryopteris oligodenta), Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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Lush undergrowth of endemic ferns (Dryopteris oligodenta),

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Lush undergrowth of endemic ferns (Dryopteris oligodenta), Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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Lush undergrowth of Ortigon (Urtica morifolia) endemic nettle, fayal brezal type Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of

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Lush undergrowth of Ortigon (Urtica morifolia) endemic nettle, fayal brezal type Laurisylve on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. This type of humid forest is found on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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Laurisilva de tipo fayal brezal en la isla de El Hierro,

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Laurisilva de tipo fayal brezal en la isla de El Hierro, Canarias. Exuberante sotobosque de Ortigon (Urtica morifolia) ortiga endémica - Este tipo de bosque húmedo se encuentra en crestas muy húmedas sometidas a los vientos alisios, lo que provoca una "lluvia horizontal" de casi 1500 mm/año y está dominado por lauráceas, helechos y musgos. Muchas de las especies son endémicas y toda la isla de El Hierro es Reserva de la Biosfera de la UNESCO.

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The famous Garoé or Holy Tree, on the island of El Hierro, in the

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The famous Garoé or Holy Tree, on the island of El Hierro, in the Canaries. The Garoé or Holy Tree was once used as a fountain tree by the Guanche aborigines who collected water from the fog at its foot - The Til (Ocotea foetens) is a tree of the Lauraceae family endemic to Macaronesia. It is a species that makes up the laurel forests that once covered a large part of the islands of Madeira and the Canary Islands - The entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO biosphere reserve.

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Snail slug (Plutonia lamarckii) in the Anaga massif, Tenerife. Very small mollusc endemic to the laurel forests of Tenerife - El Pijaral Strict

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Snail slug (Plutonia lamarckii) in the Anaga massif, Tenerife. Very small mollusc endemic to the laurel forests of Tenerife - El Pijaral Strict Nature Reserve - Anaga Massif - Tenerife - Canary Islands

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Laurisylve in the Anaga Massif, Tenerife, Pijara fern (Woodwardia

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Laurisylve in the Anaga Massif, Tenerife, Pijara fern (Woodwardia radicans), a very large relict species, with fronds exceeding two metres and giving a luxuriant and tropical appearance to the laurisylve, a primary laurel forest located on the wettest ridges of the Canary Islands, as it is exposed to the full force of the trade winds - El Pijaral Integral Nature Reserve - Anaga Massif - Tenerife - Canary Islands

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Laurisylve in the Anaga Massif, Tenerife, Pijara fern (Woodwardia radicans), a very large relict species, with fronds exceeding two metres and giving

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Laurisylve in the Anaga Massif, Tenerife, Pijara fern (Woodwardia radicans), a very large relict species, with fronds exceeding two metres and giving a luxuriant and tropical appearance to the laurisylve, a primary laurel forest located on the wettest ridges of the Canary Islands, as it is exposed to the full force of the trade winds - El Pijaral Integral Nature Reserve - Anaga Massif - Tenerife - Canary Islands

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Laurisylve in the Anaga Massif, Tenerife, Pijara fern (Woodwardia

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Laurisylve in the Anaga Massif, Tenerife, Pijara fern (Woodwardia radicans), a very large relict species, with fronds exceeding two metres and giving a luxuriant and tropical appearance to the laurisylve, a primary laurel forest located on the wettest ridges of the Canary Islands, as it is exposed to the full force of the trade winds - El Pijaral Integral Nature Reserve - Anaga Massif - Tenerife - Canary Islands

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Laurisylve in the Anaga Massif, Tenerife, Pijara fern (Woodwardia

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Laurisylve in the Anaga Massif, Tenerife, Pijara fern (Woodwardia radicans), a very large relict species, with fronds exceeding two metres and giving a luxuriant and tropical appearance to the laurisylve, a primary laurel forest located on the wettest ridges of the Canary Islands, as it is exposed to the full force of the trade winds - El Pijaral Integral Nature Reserve - Anaga Massif - Tenerife - Canary Islands

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Laurisylve in the Anaga Massif, Tenerife, Pijara fern (Woodwardia

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Laurisylve in the Anaga Massif, Tenerife, Pijara fern (Woodwardia radicans), a very large relict species, with fronds exceeding two metres and giving a luxuriant and tropical appearance to the laurisylve, a primary laurel forest located on the wettest ridges of the Canary Islands, as it is exposed to the full force of the trade winds - El Pijaral Integral Nature Reserve - Anaga Massif - Tenerife - Canary Islands

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Laurisylve in the Anaga Massif, Tenerife, Pijara fern (Woodwardia radicans), a very large relict species, with fronds exceeding two metres and giving

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Laurisylve in the Anaga Massif, Tenerife, Pijara fern (Woodwardia radicans), a very large relict species, with fronds exceeding two metres and giving a luxuriant and tropical appearance to the laurisylve, a primary laurel forest located on the wettest ridges of the Canary Islands, as it is exposed to the full force of the trade winds - El Pijaral Integral Nature Reserve - Anaga Massif - Tenerife - Canary Islands

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Laurisylve in the Anaga Massif, Tenerife, Pijara fern (Woodwardia

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Laurisylve in the Anaga Massif, Tenerife, Pijara fern (Woodwardia radicans), a very large relict species, with fronds exceeding two metres and giving a luxuriant and tropical appearance to the laurisylve, a primary laurel forest located on the wettest ridges of the Canary Islands, as it is exposed to the full force of the trade winds - El Pijaral Integral Nature Reserve - Anaga Massif - Tenerife - Canary Islands

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Fern (Woodwardia radicans) in the laurel forest of the Anaga Massif, Biosphere Reserve. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Fern (Woodwardia radicans) in the laurel forest of the Anaga Massif, Biosphere Reserve. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Fern (Woodwardia radicans) in the laurel forest of the Anaga Massif, Biosphere Reserve. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Fern (Woodwardia radicans) in the laurel forest of the Anaga Massif, Biosphere Reserve. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Ferns in the heart of the Laurisylve de La Palma, in the Canaries. Macaronesian laurels are relics of a type of humid subtropical vegetation that

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Ferns in the heart of the Laurisylve de La Palma, in the Canaries. Macaronesian laurels are relics of a type of humid subtropical vegetation that originally covered most of the Mediterranean Basin and Macaronesia when the region's climate was warmer and wetter, during much of the Tertiary era . They are present in very humid areas subject to trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm / year and are dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses.

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Ravine in the heart of the Laurisylve of La Palma, in the Canaries. Macaronesian laurels are relics of a type of humid subtropical vegetation that

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Ravine in the heart of the Laurisylve of La Palma, in the Canaries. Macaronesian laurels are relics of a type of humid subtropical vegetation that originally covered most of the Mediterranean Basin and Macaronesia when the region's climate was warmer and wetter, during much of the Tertiary era . They are present in very humid areas subject to trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm / year and are dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses.

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Laurel forest on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. Macaronesian laurels are relics of a type of humid subtropical vegetation that originally

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Laurel forest on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. Macaronesian laurels are relics of a type of humid subtropical vegetation that originally covered most of the Mediterranean Basin and Macaronesia when the region's climate was warmer and wetter, during much of the Tertiary era . They are present in very humid areas subject to trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm / year and are dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses.

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Landscape of the Anaga peninsula, on the island of Tenerife in the Canaries. on the horizon, the Teide volcano - The high slopes of the ravines are

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Landscape of the Anaga peninsula, on the island of Tenerife in the Canaries. on the horizon, the Teide volcano - The high slopes of the ravines are covered with Lauraceae forests - Parque Rural de Anaga - Tenerife - Canary Islands

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Landscape of the Anaga peninsula, on the island of Tenerife in the Canaries. on the horizon, the Teide volcano - The high slopes of the ravines are

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Landscape of the Anaga peninsula, on the island of Tenerife in the Canaries. on the horizon, the Teide volcano - The high slopes of the ravines are covered with Lauraceae forests - Parque Rural de Anaga - Tenerife - Canary Islands