8 Sep 2017
Mørkfiolett slørsopp | Violet webcap (Cortinarius violaceus)
This year the autumn has a very special event – a profusion of species and numbers of fungi. It’s like a secret festival of the fungi realm, and we better…
25 Nov 2013
Actinocephalus polyanthus
The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the…
24 Nov 2013
Paepalanthus itatiaiensis
This species grows in the soggiest parts in Itatiaia.
Altitude: 2460 metres.
Native range is southeastern Brazil.
29 Nov 2011
Calceolaria tripartita
One of several very similar of the Calceolaria and grows commonly at this altitude. Altitude 3083 metres. It is native to Mexico to Peru.…
23 Nov 2010
Eriocaulon sp
These flowers seems to hover in the air from afar. Only a closer look reveals the thinnest of stems holding these soft and furry "buttons". This specimen grew…