The mighty Dirhur canyon is perhaps most impressive when seen from Dixam. From here you can see the fringes of Firhmin Forest on the other side of the canyon. Firhmin is a forest of dragon blood trees (Dracaena cinnabari) – the only forest on Socotra, and the world. It is a spectacular forest of otherworldly […]
Here I’m walking on the edge of Dirhur canyon – the deepest and most dramatic of Socotra’s canyons. I’m walking on the edge on the Dixam-side which is facing the Firhmin Forest on the other side of Dirhur.
The smaller plant species of Socotra are somewhat easier to find during flowering. But even then they can be tricky to find as they often grow in the shadow of rocks, as seen here, and in cracks. When not flowering they blend in so well that you might overlook them, especially during drought. This individual […]
The smaller plant species of Socotra are somewhat easier to find during flowering. But even then they can be tricky to find as they often grow in the shadow of rocks, as seen here, and in cracks. When not flowering they blend in so well that you might overlook them, especially during drought. Endemic. Elevation: […]
Without flowers it is very difficult to identify the species. Elevation: 612 meters.
Socotra hosts a large number of grass species, and after the winter rains you can behold gorgeous fields of lush grasses. Albeit for a short while, as the goats will eat the grasses before any other group of plants. This species has found its way from India and Pakistan.
Socotra has a large number of eye-catching species of plants, but there a so many inconspicuous and very small species too, like this one. You have to go down on your knees and slowly move around for the smallest ones. This one is particularly hard to notice when the foliage is withering as is the […]
The smaller plant species of Socotra are somewhat easier to find during flowering. But even then they can be tricky to find as they often grow in the shadow of rocks, and in cracks, as seen here. When not flowering they blend in so well that you might overlook them, in particular during drought. Endemic. […]
Socotra has a large number of eye-catching species of plants, but there a so many inconspicuous and very small species too, like this one. You have to go down on your knees and slowly move around for the smallest ones. This one is particularly hard to notice when the foliage is withering as is the […]
A most peculiar species that at this location was barely visible between the many rocks. Only when carefully and temporarily lifting one of the rocks was a large part oft the plant revealed, with a delicate and vibrant green coloration due to the lack of direct sunlight. Those few parts out in the sunlight were […]
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 only dragon blood tree forest on Socotra, with more than 32 000 trees. It is estimated there are around 80 000 dragon blood trees in total on […]