Species Name Description Life Form Picture

A shrub with narrow,

Alternanthera pointed, opposite leaves.
echinocephala Flowers are identifiable by Shrub
the white spiky tuft-like
appearance.

A low, compact shrub that is

often dome-shaped. The
dense mass of thin branches
Alternanthera turns brown in color during
filifolia droughts. Leaves are Shrub
opposite, narrow, and few in
numbers. There are yellow
petals.

Fleshy perennial with 10-50

cm tall cylindrical stems
arranged in clusters. Leaves
Brachycereus are represented by spines, Cactus
nesioticus which can be white, yellow
or black and up to 5 cm long.
It has white flowers with
yellow-white inner parts.

Spiny shrub with many

branches growing up to 2 m
in height. Leaves are small,
Castela alternate, dark green, oval, Shrub
galapageia and waxy. It is dioeceious.
Both male and female plants
produce red or yellow
flowers
 Chamaesyce Leaves are opposite, entire, Grass
galapageia and oblong.

Shrub with slender upright

branches that can grow up
to 4 m in height. Leaves are
alternate, blade-shaped, and
Cordia resoluta waxy with edges curled Shrub
under. Flowers are white,
tubular, and in small
clusters. Fruit are bright
red.

A woody shrub or tall tree

that can grow up to 6 m tall.
It has gray bark. Leaves are
gray-green and vary in size Shrub or
Croton scouleri based on location. Fruit are tree
round and segmented into
threes.
Flowers are small and
cream colored.

Thickly foliaged shrub

growing up to 4 m in height.
Leaves are alternate,
Darwiniothamnu
narrow, pointed, and grow Shrub
s tenuifolius
very close together. Flowers
are in small clusters at
branch tips. Flowers are
daisy-like with white petals
and yellow stamens.
 Shrub that can grow up to 3
Gossypium m in height. It has large
barbadense var. leaves and can be easily Shrub
darwinii identified by its bright
yellow flower with a purple
center and oval seeds.

A messy shrub that can

grow 1-3 m tall. It has
Gossypium alternate, simple leaves on
darwinii reddish stems. Branches are Shrub
covered with black dots and
various hairs. Yellow
flowers have blood red
spots in the center. Fruits
are covered in cottony fluff.

Perennial vine with a stem

that can grow up to 8 m
long. Leaves are alternate
Ipomoea and simple with entire leaf
habeliana margins. Leaves stand Vine
upright on stems. It has
white flowers with narrow
funnelform that is 10-12 cm
long. Fruit is a brown
capsule.
 Large candelabra-shaped
cactus that grows up to 7-8
m in height. Arms are made
Jasminocereus of fluted and spiny Cactus
thouarsii cylindrical section that
becomes woodier with age.
Spines are red, brown,
yellow, or white

Shrub that can grow up to 2

m in height. Branches are
Lantana four sided. Leaves are
pedunculanis pointed with serrated leaf Shrub
margin. Flowers are white
with yellow centers and
dome-shaped heads.

Shrub that can grow up to 2

m in height. There are
Leococarpus numerous branches and a
pinnatifidus single stem at base. Leaves Shrub
are either simple are
alternate and leaf blade is 3
to 7 cm in length. Flowers
are yellow and disc-shaped.

Spiny shrub that can grow

up to 3 m in height. A
Lycium halophyte with club-shaped Shrub
minimum leaves in clusters of 2 to 5. It
has small white flowers and
small orange-red berries.
 A bushy shrub that can grow
Macraea up to 2.5 m in height. It has
laricifolia short, narrow leaves with Shrub
down-turned edges. Leaves
are clustered towards ends
of branches

A shrub that can grow up to

5 m in height. Leaves have
red stalks and distinctive
Miconia parallel venation. Small Shrub
robinsoniana purple flowers on long
white stalk arranged in
branched clusters. It has
shiny and purple fruit.

Low growing annual herb

that can grow up to 40 cm in
Molluga height. It has simple, smooth
flavescens leaves with entire margins Herb
that are usually in whorls.
Whitish flowers with green
veins are typically clustered
in groups of 3 and 8.

A shrub that can grow 0.5-

1.5 m in height. Tiny fleshy
green leaves are arranged in
Nolana dense groups along
galapagensis branches. Leaves are simple, Shrub
entire, and spatulate.
Flowers are small, white,
and cup-like.
 Tree cactus with bright
yellow flowers. Adult cacti
Opuntia echios have orange-brown trunks
var. with flaking bark. There are Tree cactus
barringtonensis flat, spiny pads on cacti.
Found on Santa Fe Island.

Of the Opuntia varieties, it is

the tallest and can grow up
to 12 m in height. It has
Opuntia echios bright yellow flowers. Adult
var. gigantea cacti have orange-brown Tree cactus
trunks with flaking bark
There are flat, spiny pads on
cactus. Found in Santa Cruz
and around Puerto Ayora.

Tree-like cactus that can

grow up to 4 m in height
and forms trunks.
Opuntia There is a great range of Cactus
galapageia var. variation in habitat,
galapageia armament of joins, and
character of spines. Found
on Bartolome, Santiago, and
Pinta Islands.
 Vine that covers many rocks
and shrubs. Large leaves are
Passiflora ivy-shaped. Green, feathery
foetida var. tendrils wrap around Vine
galapagensis branches and stems.
Flowers are small and white
with purple center.

Thick, monoecious plant

Phoradendron with dichotomously
berteroanum branching foliage. Leaves Shrub
are lanceolate to ovate and
are waxy. Fruit are ovoid.

Tree that can grow 10-15 m

Pisonia in height. Flowers are in Tree
floribunda small and inconspicuous
clusters.

Tree that can grow 8-10 m

in height. Crooked branches
Psidium are covered in long hair-like
galapageium lichen (moss). Bark is Tree
var. mottled with pinkish and
galapageium white patches. Flowers and
fruit are red tinted and
leaves are small.
 Shrub or small tree that has
Scalesia baurri white flowers and serrate Shrub or
spp. hopkinsii leaves. Forms part of the small tree
open understory in the dry
deciduous steppe forest.

A shrub that can grow up to

2.5 m in height. Leaves are
generally oval in shape and
heavily divided, giving a
Scalesia helleri fuzzy appearance. Leave are Shrub
alternate or opposite.
Flower heads are composed
of 30-100 individual
flowers. Found mainly on
cliffs and near the shore.

A tree that can grow up to

15 m in height. It has a
dome of branches at the top
and can form a very dense
Scalesia canopy. They are often
pedunculata covered in moss. Leaves are Tree
alternate, elliptical, tobacco-
shaped with slight fuzz.
White flowers form bundles
at ends of branches. It is a
dominant species of the
scalesia zone.
 A shrub that can grow up to
2.5 m in height. There are
green trunks and branches.
Scutia spicata Large, dark green spines can Shrub
var. pauciflora grow up to 6 cm long. It has
tiny green flowers and
round black berries as
fruits.

A shrub can grow 1-2 cm in

Senna height. Leaves re alternate Shrub
pistaciifolia and even-pinnately
compound. Fruit are
flattened and oblong.

Short-stemmed perennial
epiphyte that is found on
trees, larger shrubs, fallen
logs. Leaves are simple with
Tillandsia entire margin. Leaves form a
insularis radiating cluster with a Herb
reddish color near the base.
Flowers are arranged in
short spikes at the top of the
long stalk. Fruits are
capsules.

Vine-like perennial shrub

Tournefortia with woody base. Leaves are
psilostachya alternate, broad, pointed, Shrub
and green-grey. Fruit are
bright orange.
 Shrubs can grow up to 4 m
in height. Leaves are
alternate, elliptical, and
Tournefortia pointed. Leaves are large
pubescens and light green. Flowers Shrub
grow in groups on curling
spikes. Fruit are bright
white and round.

A shrub that can grow up to

5 m in height. Leaves are
Tournefortia serrate, alternate, and shiny.
rufo-sericea Branches are dark brown. Shrub
Flowers grow in groups on
curling spikes. Fruit are
bright white and round.

A shrub that can grow to 6

m in height. Leaves are
alternate, long, and pointed.
Vallesia glabra Leaves are bright green,
shiny, and hanging. It has Shrub
bright white fleshy berries
and white flowers with 5
petals in small clusters.

A shrub with dark red

Waltheria stems, small yellow flowers, Shrub
ovata and blue-grey serrated
leaves.