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.


Gjøkesyre (Oxalis acetosella)

Gjøkesyre (Oxalis acetosella)

Gjøkesyre er en hardfør plante som trives i lysfattige skogbunner og er lett å kjenne igjen. Her vokser den i et dalsøkk med dype torvmoser og masse mygg.…


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…


Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

A very unusual growth for a dragon blood tree, but there is always exceptions to the rule! Elevation: 673 meters.