Teide National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional del Teide) is a national park located in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. The national park is centered on Mount Teide, the highest mountain of Spain (3,718 meters high) in addition, the highest volcano in the Atlantic Ocean islands. The park has an area of 18,990 hectares located in the municipality of La Orotava. It was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on June 28, 2007. At the end of 2007, participants in the 12 Treasures of Spain project voted to include Teide National Park as the sixth treasure of Spain. On a ridge, to the east of Teide, are the telescopes of the Observatorio del Teide. Teide is the most-visited national park in Spain, in 2023, Teide saw 4,463,281 visitors. The plants are adapted to the tough environmental conditions on the volcano such as high altitude, intense sunlight, extreme temperature variations, and lack of moisture. Adaptations include acquiring semi-spherical forms, bushes, acquiring a downy or waxy cover, reducing the exposed leaf area, and having a high flower production. Flowering takes place in the late spring or early summer, in the months of May and June.
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