Maerua angolensis ssp. socotrana

Maerua angolensis ssp. socotrana

A species with the unmistakable hanging branches that sway in the wind. It's found sporadically throughout Socotra, growing on rocky slopes. Elevation: 89…


Cartilage Caper (Capparis cartilaginea)

Cartilage Caper (Capparis cartilaginea)

Elevation: 263 meters. Native range is Egypt to Tanzania, Western Asia to Northwest India, Arabian Peninsula, Western Indian Ocean.


Cadaba insularis

Cadaba insularis

This is likely the last mature individual on Socotra, of this critically endangered species. This tree is possibly several hundred years old as it is a very…


Cadaba insularis

Cadaba insularis

Socotra is exceptionally diverse, and holds more than 300 species of plants endemic to the island, meaning they exist nowhere else on the planet. All of these…


Cadaba insularis

Cadaba insularis

This individual is able to hold on to life by growing entangled with a Lycium sokotranum. Lycium sokotranum is also very popular with goats, so here two…


Cadaba insularis

Cadaba insularis

How this individual is able to keep on going with so much damage from the goats is just a testament to the ability to survive ongoing damage. The sad fact is…


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…


Hanekam (Silene flos-cuculi)

Hanekam (Silene flos-cuculi)

Hanekam er ikke så vanlig i mitt nærområde, men på en lokalitet langs Gjersjøelven står en flott bestand. Naturlig utbredelse i Europa til Sibir og nordlige…


Strandnellik (Armeria maritima)

Strandnellik (Armeria maritima)

Årets kalde vinter og vår har tydeligvis vært ideell for strandnelliken, for jeg kan ikke huske å ha sett en så fantastisk blomstring som i år! Hver eneste…


Capparis cartilaginea

Caparisons cartilaginea

Native range is Egypt to Tanzania, West Asia to Northwest India, Arabian Peninsula, West Indian Ocean.