Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

Here on Socotra's northeastern limestone plateau you'll find a dragon blood tree here and there, some toppled over by past cyclones, and some very old like…


Bush Asparagus (Asparagus africanus)

Bush Asparagus (Asparagus africanus)

Native range is Tropical & South Africa, Arabian Peninsula, West India Elevation: 579 meters.


Bush Asparagus (Asparagus africanus)

Bush Asparagus (Asparagus africanus)

Native range is Tropical & South Africa, Arabian Peninsula, West India Elevation: 642 meters.


Polygonatum hookeri

Polygonatum hookeri

Polygonatum hookeri is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 6000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4167 meters. Native range is Himalaya to Central…


Maianthemum oleraceum

Maianthemum oleraceum

Maianthemum oleraceum is found in Sikkim's temperate to subalpine biomes to 3700 meters elevation. Elevation: 3198 meters. Native range is East Nepal and Tibet…


Whorled Solomon's-Seal (Polygonatum verticillatum)

Whorled Solomon’s-Seal (Polygonatum verticillatum)

Whorled Solomon's-Seal is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4700 meters elevation. Elevation: 2973 meters. Native range is Europe to China.


Maianthemum purpureum

Maianthemum purpureum

Maianthemum purpureum is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4000 meters elevation. Elevation: 3789 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China.


Rødflangre (Epipactis atrorubens)

Rødflangre (Epipactis atrorubens)

Det er alltid oppmuntrende å finne orkideer i sitt nærområde, og dette eksemplaret er av de aller flotteste jeg har funnet. Jeg har funnet både rødflangre og…


Nattfiol (Platanthera bifolia)

Nattfiol (Platanthera bifolia)

Jeg har i mange år fulgt med på flere bestander av nattfiol i mitt nærområde. Flere planter har desverre blitt borte, spesielt de langs Ingierstrandveien, og…


Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

The mighty Dirhur canyon - the deepest of all canyons on Socotra. I'm standing on Dixam, looking towards the Firhmin Forest on the other side. Firhmin is the…