15 Feb 2023
Cynanchum revoilii
A very common species to mid-level elevations, but I have only occasionally encountered them in bloom like here. It has a strange looking fruit. Elevation: 72…
20 Jul 2021
Jordhumle – Bumble Bee (Bombus sp)
Når gressløken blomstret og farget store deler av Fyrsteilene lilla i begynnelsen av juni var det få humler å se, og jeg fryktet at humlebolene på øya ikke…
20 Jul 2021
Jordhumle – Bumble Bee (Bombus sp)
Humlene på Fyrsteilene har mange plantearter å velge mellom fra våren til sensommeren, og nå er det aksveronikaene (Veronica spicata) som er viktigst da den…
11 Feb 2015
Caralluma socotrana
During my 14 day stay on Socotra I only found this plant with a seed pod. And in what an exquisite state! The pod has just opened, and the seeds are yet to be…
5 Feb 2015
Caralluma socotrana
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
Caralluma socotrana
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,…
4 Feb 2015
Caralluma socotrana UV
A mesmerizing flower in shape, texture and color which is almost completely dark in UV. Endemic.
7 Dec 2014
Chamaecrista desvauxii UV
Perhaps even more beautiful in UV as the dark center is contrasting the bright petals, opposed to all yellow we humans see? -15.2997,-55.8406……