8 Sep 2017
Ospeskrubb | Aspen boletes (Leccinum aurantiacum/albostipitatum)
The forest is full of amazing fungi now, and I am having a blast looking for the best specimens of each species. But when I finally find one and set up my…
5 Dec 2014
Pontederia reflexa
These plants grow in a pond right outside the buildings of SouthWild Pantanal. I find the long leaves quite decorative and a plant worthy of any natural…
4 Dec 2014
Tropical Pickerelweed (Pontederia rotundifolia)
At first this looks like a starved water Hyacinth, and you might pass on to find one with a grand inflorescence. When you take a closer look you’ll see that…
4 Dec 2014
Tropical Pickerelweed (Pontederia rotundifolia)
At first this looks like a starved water Hyacinth, and you might pass on to find one with a grand inflorescence. When you take a closer look you'll see that…
3 Dec 2014
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
When a sea of water hyacinths are in bloom you forget for a moment that this is a weed like no other - it can block rivers for years on end! All the plants are…
2 Dec 2014
Pickerel Weed (Pontederia parviflora)
On the way to SouthWild Pantanal from Porto Jofre I encountered this species of water hyacinth as I was wading out to an orchid, a fantastic specimen too, with…
1 Dec 2014
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
Beautiful flowers on a plant species that in some instances can block all human activities. There are many rivers that have been totally blocked for years on…
19 Nov 2013
Leucadia White (Melete leucadia)
This individual was infrequently accompanied by the beautiful Orsilochus Daggerwing which too was sucking up salts from the sand. This the beginning of the…
25 Nov 2012
Pale Sulphur (Aphrissa statira)
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park has the river Paraguá as a natural border in the west, and on the shores of the river you'll see a large number of insect…
24 Nov 2011
Leptophobia species
I found this one alongside a dirt road on a ridge behind Bellavista lodge. A bright and open area receiving wind from the valleys below. Please help me…