8 Feb 2015
Achyranthes aspera
This is the only specimen I found growing out in the open landscape that was not eaten by goats. Perhaps it was intact because it was leaning against a rock?…
7 Feb 2015
Arabian Jointed Glasswort (Suaeda vermiculata)
The sand dunes of Erissel – the Socotra east cape – have some very specialized plants thriving in the wind-swept sand. This species was in some places growing…
7 Feb 2015
Atriplex farinosa (Chenopodiaceae)
The sand dunes of Erissel – the Socotra east cape – have some very specialized plants thriving in the wind-swept sand. This species was in some places growing…
7 Feb 2015
Atriplex farinosa (Chenopodiaceae)
The sand dunes of Erissel – the Socotra east cape - have some very specialized plants thriving in the wind-swept sand. This species was in some places growing…
5 Feb 2015
Achyranthes aspera
The inflorescence can grow very long, and this one was at least 50 cm long protected as it was inside the huge Juncus socotranus. Otherwise this would have…
5 Feb 2015
Achyranthes aspera
The inflorescence can grow very long, and this one was at least 50 cm long protected as it was inside the huge Juncus socotranus. Otherwise this would have…
5 Feb 2015
Mountain Knotgrass (Ouret lanata)
This plant is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through on the valley floor,…
5 Feb 2015
Mountain Knotgrass (Ouret lanata)
This plant is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through on the valley floor,…