Monolluma socotrana
Monolluma socotrana can be found with flowers almost any time of the year on Socotra, but where to find one is the…
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…
Cynanchum revoilii
A very common species to mid-level elevations, but I have only occasionally encountered them in bloom like here. Native…
Commelina albescens
Native range is Eritrea to Malawi, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan to West India
Elevation: 641 meters.
Socotran Pomegranate (Punica protopunica)
Most of the Socotran pomegranades I have encountered have been heavily browsed by goats, and this individual is no…
Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)
Found in many places on the northeastern plateau of Socotra where it grows in holes and cracks in the limestone. The…
