Native Plants

Following list was published of native European plants found growing at Monserrate in 1988/89. (Lisa Smith)

Acanthus mollis
Antirrhinum majus
Arbutus unedo
Arisarum vulgare
Asplenium hemionitis
Bellis perennis
Buxus sempervirens
Castanea sativa
Ceratonia siliqua
Cercis siliquastrum
Chamaerops humilis
Digitalis purpurea
Erica arborea
Erica mediterranea
Euphorbia characias
Fagus sylvatica
Fraxinus angustifolia
Genista monsperulana
Gennara diphylla
Hedera helix
Ilex aquifolium
Iris foetidissima
Iris pseudoacorus
Laburnum anagyroides
Laurus nobilis
Myosotis sylvatica
Myrtus communis
Nerium oleander
Nymphaea alba
Osmunda regalis
Philadelphus coronarius
Phyllitis scolopendrium
Pinus halapensis
Pinus pinaster
Pinus pinea
Pistacea atlantica
Polypodium vulgare
Primula vulgaris
Prunus cerasifera
Prunus laurocerasus
Prunus lusitanica
Pyracantha coccinea
Quercus ilex
Ouercus lusitanica
Quercus robur
Quercus suber
Rhododendron
Rubus dumetorum
Ruscus aculeatus
Scirpus cernus
Soleirolia soleirolii
Spartium junceum
Taxus baccata
Trachylium caeruleum
Ulex europaeus
Viburnum opulus
Viburnum tinus
Vinca difformis
Woodwardia radicans