Gomphrena sp

Gomphrena sp

I spent very little time on the Cerrado or grassland sections of the Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, but on my way back to the village of Florida I stopped…


Gomphrena sp

Gomphrena sp

I spent very little time on the Cerrado or grassland sections of the Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, but on my way back to the village of Florida I stopped…


Polyctor Skipper (Polyctor polyctor)

Polyctor Skipper (Polyctor polyctor)

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park has the river Paraguá as a natural border in the west, and on the shores of the river you'll see a large number of insect…


Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)

Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)

My first sight of this group was a couple lying in the dirt road! Completely chilled and did not bother to get up before the car was quite close. Even then…


Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)

Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)

Leaving the Sajama National Park, I had the first sighting of the vicuña (Vicugna vicugna). They were grazing on the top of this hill, and was not…


Sarcocornia pulvinata

Sarcocornia pulvinata

Sarcocornia pulvinata grows very close to hot springs and is thus salt and mineral tolerant. Seems like Sedum.


Tangmelde (Atriplex prostrata ssp. prostrata)

Tangmelde (Atriplex prostrata ssp. prostrata)

Tangmelde (Atriplex prostrata ssp. prostrata) har karakteristiske glatte, pilspisse og taggete blader, her i høstfarger. Naturlig utbredelse i Makaronesia til…


Tangmelde (Atriplex prostrata ssp. prostrata)

Tangmelde (Atriplex prostrata ssp. prostrata)

Jeg skulle ta noen bilder av en gruppe som vokser ved sjøkanten på tomta, men de var spist opp alle som en! Så sent på høsten er det vel ingen gjess som finner…


Halo

Halo (22° Circular Halo)

Selv om dette nok er den vanligste formen for "isbuer" er det få som legger merke til den og alle de andre variantene, fordi de ligger så tett rundt solen i…


Einstape (Pteridium aquilinum)

Einstape (Pteridium aquilinum)

Om våren når einstape (Pteridium aquilinum) folder seg ut, virker den uanselig og lite truende på plantene rundt. Men når de er ferdig utfoldet kan einstapen…