25 Nov 2013
Galium humile
This is the second species of galium I encountered on the plateau of Itatiaia National Park and it was also in fruit, opposed to the other species. Altitude:…
15 Nov 2013
Pantanal plant 26 (Indigofera)
The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a beach. Just after a couple of hundred…
15 Nov 2013
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
The fruit of the Acuri palm (Attalea phalerata) is important food for a number of Pantanal bird and mammal species, and here one adult capybara of a family of…
15 Nov 2013
Stingray Vine (Cissus spinosa)
The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a beach. This species was climbing on the…
15 Nov 2013
Centrosema brasilianum
This species is found in the edges of the grassland in the thickets surrounding the forest islands. It's a large plant, and forming bark on older growth.…
14 Nov 2013
Acuri palm (Attalea phalerata)
These nuts are irresistible to the cattle as well as the hyacinth macaws. The cattle like the husk surrounding the nut, and their digestive system is unable to…
14 Nov 2013
Barbados Lily (Hippeastrum puniceum)
There are many islands densely forested in this part of Pantanal and with a different flora than that of the fields flooded in the rainy season. They are just…