Monte Graciosa


Monte Graciosa is a mountain in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. It lies 2.5 km north of the town of Tarrafal, overlooking the Baía de Tarrafal. Its elevation is 643 m. Towards the west it ends in the headland of Ponta Preta. It is part of a larger proposed natural park. The mountain is of volcanic origin, composed of phonolite and rich in feldspar and olivine.
Several endemic plants grow on the mountain, notably Campylanthus glaber ssp. glaber, Euphorbia tuckeyana, Kickxia webbiana, Kickxia dichondrifolia, Nauplius daltonii ssp. daltonii, Paronychia illecebroides, Sarcostemma daltonii and Macaronesian ironwood.

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