Monolluma socotrana

Monolluma socotrana

Monolluma socotrana can be found with flowers almost any time of the year on Socotra, but where to find one is the question. This one was just next to the…


Cynanchum revoilii

Cynanchum revoilii

This is a strange looking, but edible fruit. I've encountered many in bloom in the northwest this visit, but only this one with fruit. Elevation: 409 meters.…


Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis)

Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis)

Found sporadically on Socotra and even rarer in bloom! Sometimes it grows under a bush, and you have to look inside many bushes to find one. Elevation: 409…


Monolluma socotrana

Monolluma socotrana

Monolluma socotrana can be found with flowers almost any time of year on Socotra, but where to find one is the question. Elevation: 181 meters. Native range is…


Echidnopsis socotrana

Echidnopsis socotrana

This is the most common of the 5 Echidnopsis species on Socotra, at least the one that when found is growing in very decent numbers. The Dixam plateau is…


Echidnopsis socotrana

Echidnopsis socotrana

This is the most common of the 5 Echidnopsis species on Socotra, at least the one that when found is growing in very decent numbers. The Dixam plateau is…


Echidnopsis socotrana

Echidnopsis socotrana

This is the most common of the 5 Echidnopsis species on Socotra, at least the one that when found is growing in very decent numbers. The Dixam plateau is…


Echidnopsis socotrana

Echidnopsis socotrana

This is the most common of the 5 Echidnopsis species on Socotra, at least the one that when found is growing in very decent numbers. The Dixam plateau is…


Echidnopsis socotrana

Echidnopsis socotrana

This is the most common of the 5 Echidnopsis species on Socotra, at least the one that when found is growing in very decent numbers. The Dixam plateau is…