The Teide Nursery houses more than 200 species

located in El Portillo, it is a biological research center that collects seeds from more than two hundred native high mountain species, which are then used to restore degraded or fire-damaged landscapes, as well as to recover biodiversity at risk of extinction.

The president of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Pedro Martín, recently visited the facilities of this nursery, where he was able to observe the process of obtaining seeds from natural plants, their cleaning, and preservation. "The work done in the botanic garden and its nurseries is proof that the National Park is a gigantic research laboratory, in this case biological, and that is why we must pay attention to the results that can be obtained," said the president, who also added: "thanks to the work of all the people involved in this service, species that were on the brink of extinction have been boosted and protected, and are now thriving, such as the guanche rose or the silver thistle."

In this way, every year samples are obtained from almost all the high mountain flower species of Tenerife. Among them are several threatened elements that in the past barely counted with 200 living specimens, but are now present in different parts of the park, with thousands of specimens. It can be affirmed that species that were in danger of extinction, such as the silver thistle (Stemmacantha cynaroides), the summit jarilla (a type of helianthemum), or the guanche rose (Bencomia extipulata), have been saved from extinction.