Multe (Rubus chamaemorus)

Multe (Rubus chamaemorus)

Multeblomsten er vakker, skjør og kortlevd. Det skal ikke mer enn en regnskur og noen vindkast til før kronbladene ødelegges. Om noen uker vil det vise seg om…


Rogn (Sorbus aucuparia)

Rogn (Sorbus aucuparia)

I fjor var det knapt en blomst å se på rognetrærne, mens i år er det ikke en eneste rognetre uten blomsterstand på hver eneste gren. Det er så mange rogn i…


Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails

Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails

You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but find them covering an entire Socotra cucumber tree…


Nait coast, Socotra

Nait coast, Socotra

Early morning by the Nait coast, with the largest mangrove population remaining on Socotra seen in the distance. I didn't have time to go there, but hopefully…


Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi)

Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)

This group of Aloe perryis grow on Socotra's Nait coast, at the edge of a 400 meter drop to the sea. Elevation: 409 meters. Endemic.


Lachnocapsa spathulata

Lachnocapsa spathulata

Resembles Farsetia socotrana, but is separated by the colors of its white or light violet flowers, opposed to the yellow flowers seen here. Elevation: 263…


Nait coast, Socotra

Nait coast, Socotra

The southwestern coast of Socotra has steep cliffs more than 400 meters high and is an incredible landscape shift from the landscape inland. The access to the…


Nait coast, Socotra

Nait coast, Socotra

The southwestern coast of Socotra has steep cliffs 400 meters high and is an incredible landscape shift from the landscape inland. The access to the sea seems…


Blepharis spiculifolia

Blepharis spiculifolia

This species looks similar to Leucas spiculifolia, but is a cliff dwelling species. Blepharis spiculifolia is found on the northeastern coastal plains of…


Cartilage Caper (Capparis cartilaginea)

Cartilage Caper (Capparis cartilaginea)

An evergreen species that thrives in vertical cliffs and can sometimes grow to huge specimens found hanging from vertical cliffs, and sometimes above the…