Diophanes salvifolius

Just walking amongst the buildings of Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) will reveal lots of insects, and this female is one of several species of…


Maigull (Chrysosplenium alternifolium)

Maigull (Chrysosplenium alternifolium)

Denne arten vokser enkelte steder i Delingsdalen i tette bestander, men ofte finner man ensomme planter langt fra sine artsfrender. Den trives best der det er…


Rainbow katydid (Tettigoniidae)

Rainbow katydid (Tettigoniidae)

Spotted on the grounds of the now out of business Santa Rosa – Chalalan’s neighbor. Please help med identify it - leave a comment :-)…


Nyresildre (Saxifraga granulata)

Nyresildre (Saxifraga granulata)

Karakteristiske blader på nyresildren - avrundete i nedre bladrosett og spisse oppe på stengelen.


Nyresildre (Saxifraga granulata)

Nyresildre (Saxifraga granulata)

I en av skråningene ned mot Ingierstrand bad er det en stor bestand av nyresildre - kanskje den største på svartskog. De er så mange i blomst at man ser det…


Tristerix longibracteata

Tristerix longibracteatus

Altitude 3720 metres. Its native range is Colombia to Peru. Ecuador-0.325556,-78.148333


Tristerix longibracteatus

Tristerix longibracteatus

A parasitic plant, so the wonderful flowers are possible only due to the nutrients stolen from the host plant! In Europe we have the mistletoe - but no such…


Aetanthus nodosus

Aetanthus nodosus

Looks edible and tempting - but are they? First of all red here is not ripe - black is! Should I trust black berries from a plant that is parasitic? Then again…


Aetanthus nodosus

Aetanthus nodosus

Striking colors made from energy stolen from its host plant. Altitude 3450 metres. Native range is Colombia to Peru. Ecuador-0.355556,-78.151111……