Although there is ample data about the wealth of plants in Fuerteventura, they are not so visible on the landscape. Palm and tamarisk trees, almost the only examples of indigenous trees, can be found on the banks of the gulleys, in the bottoms of the valleys, and in particular, on the edges of the "gavias": irrigated terraces which take full advantage of land and water, minimising the loss of extremely valuable resources.

Thicket stretches indifferently along south or north-facing slopes, indicating that this plant is easily able to adapt to island conditions. A plant which is similar to gorse but with a more restricted distribution is the bitter spurge. It is mainly found at the top of average height hills, both on damp and sunny slopes, although it prefers sunny.

The Jandía Thistle (Euphorbia handiensis) is a 80cm-1m high cactus bush, often with a lot of branches. It has small, red flowers at the ends of its branches. The fruit are brown or red capsules, which open violently when ripe. They can currently only be found in a small valley in the Jandía peninsula.

The saltmarsh consists mainly of chenopodiaceae shrubs such as thicket, shrubby seablite, tebete, saladillo, marine thyme, sea-grape, etc. The special soil conditions in the saltmarsh have lead to the appearance of a particular vegetation consisting of salt-tolerant plants.

Nauplius intermedius is endemic to Fuerteventura and grows in the higher parts of the island, preferably on the slopes which are most exposed to the prevailing winds.

False yellowhead is a plant which was introduced. It has yellow flowers and always grows on fresh slopes and roadsides.

The berol bush is endemic to the Canary Islands and very common in Fuerteventura where it can be found on rocky, sunny slopes.

The farroba, endemic to Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, can be found in some fig cactus groves in Betancuria and Vega de Río Palmas.

As well as the naturally developed species, those introduced form an important part of the landscape of our island. In particular, it is worth mentioning the pine and acacia trees, the fig cacti, and the henequens.