Dioscorea lanata

Dioscorea lanata

The shape of the leaves provides information that this is a species and an individual with a huge growth potential. This is a twining plant that can grow to…


Pantanal Cicada 01

Pantanal Cicada 01

To my ears there was only one species of Cicada playing - this one. I found them everywhere - high and low like here on the trunk of a tree just a couple of…


Dioscorea perdicum

Dioscorea perdicum

Altitude: 2449 meters. Native range is southeastern Brazil.


Madidi cicada 02

Madidi cicada 02

Please help me identify it - leave a comment. Madidi cicada 02


Madidi Cicada 01

Madidi Cicada 01

Halfway to Chalalan we stopped for lunch on the bank of the Tuichi River, and this was the first and only sight I had of this incredible insect.…


Firblad (Paris quadrifolia)

Firblad (Paris quadrifolia)

Dette er en av de mest underfundige plantene her jeg bor. Ikke bare er den giftig, har et stort knallblått bær, en stram symmetri, men blomsten har en så tynn…


Firblad (Paris quadrifolia)

Firblad (Paris quadrifolia)

Som navnet tilsier har denne planten nesten alltid 4 blader på en tykk stilk, der det om høsten modnes ett stort, giftig og blått bær. Naturlig utbredelse i…