Kike Navarro – La Palma in pictures • 21

Microworld

— Today, Kike Navarro sharpens our eyes for the hidden beauty of the "Emerald Isle". 

We are used to seeing the world in our size and rarely stop to observe these small corners full of life. 

La Palma is very diverse in landscape and thus rich in microclimates. Some plants are very widespread, others only find their home in very specific places.

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In this close-up we see a landscape of a few square centimetres that looks somewhat "alien". The moss has grown and is "flowering" on a laurel trunk. This photo was taken in the forest near the La Zarza Cultural Park in Garafía. We can easily discover similar images everywhere in the laurel forests of La Palma.

Some stones in a shady ravine are so densely overgrown that there seems to be a whole forest on top of them. Moss ferns, lichens and tiny thick-leaved plants populate the new habitat. It's worth taking a close look and exploring these little worlds.

La Palma Plant Directory

Besides the native Flora there are lots of imported and introduced plant species like the almond- and chestnut tree and hardly to overlook - the banana plant.

Thanks to the mild climate, all kinds of ornamental plants, plenty of vegetables and many exotic fruits also thrive on the "Isla Bonita", the Beautiful Island.

Click here for the La Palma plant directory...

La Palma in pictures • photo series

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