JBCLM | 2010-2025

Between the recreated freshwater endorheic lagoons of Daimiel and the surrounding saline and gypsiferous lands, there is an oleander scrub (Nerium oleander), a toxic plant of the Apocynaceae family also known as baladre, mixed with tamarisks (Tamarix africana), indicating a shift toward more saline soils. These vegetation formations are thermophilic, adapted to low-rainfall environments, and grow along highly irregular dry riverbeds or near river channels, especially in the south and southeast of Castilla-La Mancha.

Also present are fleabanes (Dittrichia viscosa), reeds (Arundo donax), and some esparto grass (Lygeum spartum).