Det var lite humler og bier på våren og forsommeren på Fyrsteilene, men nå er det store mengder av de og her nyter en humle en av de mange frodige og riktblomstrende aksveronikaene. Hvert år er det et kappløp om å rekke å komme i blomst før det skrinne jordsmonnet tørker ut i vinden og […]
Den vakre aksveronikaen vokser over hele Fyrsteilene, men den sliter med konkurranse fra den invaderende og menneskeintroduserte gravbergknappen (Phedimus spurius) som danner ugjennomtrengelige tepper som gjør det vanskelig for frø og spire til levedyktige individer.
Fyrsteilene har en rik flora der en av disse er aksveronikaen som du kan finne over hele øya. Enkelte steder vokser den i tette bestander, mens andre steder sliter den i konkurransen med invaderende arter som mennesket har introdusert.
A very hardy plant that I found commonly in the Archer area in the north-east where it grows close to the ocean and thus the salt. I found very few with open flowers during my visit. Endemic.
A very hardy plant that I found commonly in the Archer area in the north-east where it grows close to the ocean and thus the salt. Endemic.
This species looks like a mix between Limonium sokotranum (long an circular leaves) and paulayanum (oval and wider than long leaves and leaves about half in length to the sokotranum), but is just a variation of paulayanum as the leaves are flat, opposed to the circular of the sokotranum. Endemic.
This species looks like a mix between Limonium sokotranum (long an circular leaves) and paulayanum (obovate with flattened tip and leaves about half in length to the sokotranum). The inflorescence also seems more x-shaped than the y-shape of the two others species. Endemic.
A very hardy and salt tolerant species that I found commonly close to the ocean, as here on the beautiful beach of Shuab in west Socotra, and you can see the many salt crystals on the leaves. Sokotranum has cyllindrical leaves opposed to paulayanum’s obovate. Endemic.
A very hardy and salt tolerant species that I found commonly close to the ocean, as here on the beautiful beach of Shuab in west Socotra. Many of the plants have salt crystals even on the flowers! Endemic.