12 Dec 2023
Chickenweed Purslane (Portulaca quadrifida)
Native range is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to Southwest Pacific Elevation: 127 meters.
1 Feb 2023
Commicarpus simonyi
Only with sufficient moisture over time will you see a full grown specimen like this. In years of drought the winter rains fail and plants wither before they…
1 Feb 2023
Purslane (Portulaca sp)
A very small plant that is very easy to miss unless you get down on your knees. One of the currently five Portulaca species on Socotra Elevation: 918 meters.……
5 Feb 2015
Socotra warbler (Incana incana)
I was on my way to the very eastern tip of Socotra, and was looking so much forward to the beach - alas! Last year torrential rain washed away the road from…
15 Nov 2013
Portulaca cryptopetala
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
Portulaca cryptopetala
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…