27 Nov 2010
Roraima heather (Ledothamnus sessiliflorus)
An endemic plant. I only found a couple with one flower each on my 2 day stay on Roraima tepui. The flower is huge compared to the European heather, which…
27 Nov 2010
Roraima heather (Ledothamnus sessiliflorus)
This psecimen grew underneath an outcrop, and in contrast to the guyanensis it was a big and dense specimen competing with other plants. This one very much…
26 Nov 2010
Gaultheria setulosa
Yet another hardy plant that finds enough nutrients in a sandstone crack to produce flowers.
Native range is Roraima and surrounding tepuis.
26 Nov 2010
Bejaria imthurnii
Endemic to Roraima tepui and thrives in the most unlikely places - like this one which has found a crack in the sandstone wall