The Flora and Fauna of Gibralfaro
I walk a lot around the little hill of Gibralfaro in Malaga. So here are some things I find on my walks, in no particular order. All photos are original and some may be misidentified. Fair warning.
What you’ll find
Wall Pennywort
Umbilicus rupestris
Aloe Vera
Aloe vera
Eve’s Pin
Austrocylindropuntia subulata
Lantana
Lantana camara
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea glabra
Carob / Algarrobo
Ceratonia siliqua
Wild boar (Jabali)
Sus scrofa
Spotted Knapweed
Centaurea stoebe
La Capuchina
Tropaeolum majus
Nazareno
Leopoldia comosa
Long-headed Poppy
Papaver dubium
Zarzaparrilla
Smilax aspera
Agave
Agave americana
Canola / Rapeseed
Brassica napus
Tórtola Turca / Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Garden Mignonette
Reseda odorata
Asparagus / Esparraguera
Asparagus officinalis
Andalusian Dutchman’s Pipe
Aristolochia baetica
Acanto / Bear’s Breeches
Acanthus mollis
Buglosa
Echium plantagineum
Beleño Negro / Henbane
Hyoscyamus niger
Tree Tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
Milk Thistle / Cardo Mariano
Silybum marianum
Olivo
Olea
Aladierna / Buckthorn
Rhamnus alaternus
Mediterranean Cypress
Cupressus sempervirens
Jabonera
Saponaria officinalis
Hierba Garbancera
Ononis pubescens
Morning Glory
Convolvulus althaeoides
Beach Daisy
Pallenis maritima
Fern Leaf Lavender
Lavandula multifida
White Lipped Snail
Cepaea hortensis
Chameleon
Chamaeleo chamaeleon
Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
Seed Bug
Spilostethus pandurus
Marrubio / Toad Mint
Marrubium vulgare
False Sowthistle
Reichardia tingitana
Volutaria
Volutaria muricata
Abrepuños
Centaurea melitensis
¿Oxalis?
¿Oxalis?
Common Ivy
Hedera helix
Squincywort
Asperula cynanchica
Wood Spurge
Euphorbia amygdaloides
Lastón
Oloptum miliaceum
Sweet Alyssum / Aliso del Mar
Lobularia maritima
Ajo de Lobo
Ornithogalum narbonense
White Pasqueflower
Pulsatilla occidentalis
Annual Kidney Vetch
Tripodion tetraphyllum
Wild Oat
Avena fatua
Smooth Hawksbeard
Crepis capillaris
Pale Stonecrop
Petrosedum sediforme
Aloe Yucca / Bayoneta Española
Yucca aloifolia
Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum
Star Clover
Trifolium stellatum
Mediterranean Stone Pine
Pinus pinea
Bonfire Moss
Funaria hygrometrica
Black Nightshade
Solanum nigrum
Palomilla
Fumaria capreolata
Yellow Wall Lichen
Xanthoria parietina
Oruga de la Mariposa de la Col
Pieris brassicae
Flor de Muerto / Crown Daisy
Glebionis coronaria
Chícharo de Flor / Tangier Pea
Lathyrus tingitanus
Yellow Woodsorrel / La Acederilla
Oxalis stricta
¿Quejigo?
¿Quercus faginea?
Blue Pimpernel
Lysimachia foemina
Wall Barley / Zaragüelle
Hordeum murinum
Southern Bird’s Foot Trefoil
Lotus ornithopodioides
Almendro
Prunus amygdalus
Jacaranda
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Ortiga Mayor / Stinging Nettle
Urtica dioica
Erizo / European Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
???
???
¿Earthball?
¿Scleroderma?
Cola de Liebre / Hare’s Tail
Lagurus ovatus
Blue Field Madder
Sherardia arvensis
¿Cebolla Albarrana / Sea Squill?
¿Drimia maritima?
Oleander
Nerium
Rock Dove / Paloma
Columba livia
Nailwort / Sanguinaria
Paronychia argentea
Castor
Ricinus communis
Sea Kale / Col Marina
Crambe maritima
Mining Bee
Panurgus
Tangled Web Spider
Dictyna uncinata
Estrella de Campo
Silene secundiflora
Ribwort Plantain / Siete Venas
Plantago lanceolata
Mimbrera Oscura
Salix triandra
Caoba China
Toona sinensis
Spiny Starwort
Pallenis spinosa
Bull Mallow
Malva nicaeensis
¿Bay Laurel?
¿Laurus nobilis?
¿Valerian?
¿Valeriana?
Crevice Weaver
Filistatidae
???
???
Polluting Humans
Noxus Humana
Cretan Date Palm
Phoenix theophrasti
Prickly Pear
Opuntia
Paloma Torcaz / Wood Pigeon
Malva nicaeensis
Hormiga Fraile
Crematogaster scutellaris
Blackbird /Mirlo
Turdus merula
Spanish Broom / Gallomba
Spartium junceum
???
???
???
???
Kylbasa 
Leave a comment