Paraerva microphylla

Paraerva microphylla

Endemic. Elevation: 16 meters.


Mountain Knotgrass (Ouret lanata)

Elevation: 542 meters. Native range is Africa to tropical Asia.


Mountain Knotgrass (Ouret lanata)

Mountain Knotgrass (Ouret lanata)

Native range is Africa to tropical Asia. Elevation: 542 meters.


Paraerva microphylla

Paraerva microphylla

Looks similar to Paraerva revoluta, but stems and leaves are glabrous (without hairs), opposed to P revoluta where stems and leaves have woolly hairs or short…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Erissel is the easternmost point of Socotra. It is a windswept low-lying area governed by the elements. During cyclones the wind and sea wreak havoc on the…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Erissel is the easternmost point of Socotra. It is a windswept low-lying area governed by the elements. During cyclones the wind and sea wreak havoc on the…


Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

Red Sea Ghost Crab (Ocypode saratan)

The north-facing beach of the tip of Erissel is wide and deep, with a large part only tasting the waves during monsoons. This is perfect conditions for the…


Arabian Jointed Glasswort (Suaeda vermiculata)

Arabian Jointed Glasswort (Suaeda vermiculata)

Erissel - the east-cape of Socotra, is the only place I have encountered this species. It's a specialist that is able to thrive in the windswept and salty…


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Arabian Jointed Glasswort (Suaeda vermiculata)

Erissel - the east-cape of Socotra, is the only place I have encountered this species. It's a specialist that is able to thrive in the windswept and salty…


Arabian Jointed Glasswort (Suaeda vermiculata)

Arabian Jointed Glasswort (Suaeda vermiculata)

Erissel - the east-cape of Socotra, is the only place I have encountered this species. It's a specialist that is able to thrive in the windswept and salty…