White mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa)
Native range is subtropical and tropical America, west tropical Africa to Angola.
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White mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa)
Native range is subtropical and tropical America, west tropical Africa to Angola.
White mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa)
Native range is subtropical and tropical America, west tropical Africa to Angola.
White-haired Tournefortia (Tournefortia pubescens)
Endemic to Galapagos.
White-haired Tournefortia (Tournefortia pubescens)
Endemic to Galapagos.
Spiny bush (Scutia spicata var pauciflora)
Endemic to Galapagos.
Spiny bush (Scutia spicata var pauciflora)
Endemic to Galapagos.
Galápagos passion flower (Passiflora vesicaria galapagensis)
I wonder what insects are able to digest or damage this plant which has covered itself in dense hairs and sticky ones in strategic locations and during the vulnerable growth periods. Endemic to Galapagos.
Galápagos passion flower (Passiflora vesicaria galapagensis)
The sticky petals will make a very unpleasant trip for any insects wanting to eat or lay eggs on the ripening fruit. Endemic to Galapagos.
Galápagos lava lizard (Michrolophus albemarlensis)
Also known as Tropidurus spp.
Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata)
Native range is southern USA, Caribbean and western South America to Argentina.
Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata)
Native range is southern USA, Caribbean and western South America to Argentina.
Galápagos passion flower (Passiflora vesicaria galapagensis)
What an incredible shape of the sepals! It seems like a stupendous form of art – but this one is alive and stays so well into the ripening of the fruit, which is kind of unusual. For once I didn’t touch the plant, so I don’t know what the sticky substance smells like or feels […]
Galápagos Acacia (Acacia rorudiana)
Endemic to Galapagos. This looks almost like a different species, as the thorns are longer, and the new growth is red opposed to light green on the other photo. I don’t remember if I shot the same tree or not, but perhaps the red is due to direct exposure to the sun, while the other […]
Galapagos Acacia (Acacia rorudiana)
One of several subscpecies of Acacia on Galapagos. Endemic to Galapagos.