Field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)

Field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)

The intense and unique red of field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis) is simply mesmerizing to me, and this specimen was the absolute grandest of them all!…


Field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)

Field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)

The intense and unique red of field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis) is simply mesmerizing to me, and this specimen was the absolute grandest of them all!…


Phlegmariurus hystrix

Phlegmariurus hystrix

Phlegmariurus hystrix is one of several species of Lycopodium at this altitude. Looks like spruce! Altitude 3450 metres. Native range is Colombia and Ecuador.…


Thick Firmoss (Phlegmariurus crassus)

Thick Firmoss (Phlegmariurus crassus)

Thick firmoss (Phlegmariurus crassus) is perhaps the most eye-catching of all the club and fir-mosses, and is the first I've seen that's not green. It looks…


Field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)

Field paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)

The color of the infloresence is incredibly attractive - to me and insects alike. The red leaves are nothing more than indicators or flags - the real flower…


Kjerteløyentrøst (Euphrasia stricta)

Kjerteløyentrøst (Euphrasia stricta)

Kjerteløyentrøst (Euphrasia stricta) vokser i tørrbakken i svingen opp til Bjørnsrud gård på Svartskog og skiller seg ut fra andre blomster i tørrbakken, så…


Lusegress (Huperzia selago)

Lusegras (Huperzia selago)

Godt oppe i de høyeste og bratteste skråningen dypt inne i Delingsdalen er det mange store og flotte lusegras (Huperzia selago). Disse kom jeg over etter å ha…