Galium humile

Galium humile

Galium humile is the second species of galium I encountered on the plateau of Itatiaia National Park and it was also in fruit, opposed to the other species.…


Ranunculus bonariensis

Ranunculus bonariensis

Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range of ranunculus bonariensis is North and South America.


Ranunculus bonariensis

Ranunculus bonariensis

Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range of ranunculus bonariensis is North and South America.


Berberis glazioviana

Berberis glazioviana

Native range of berberis glazioviana is southeastern Brazil. Altitude: 2460 metres.


Solanum acerifolium

Solanum palinacanthum

Native range of solanum palinacanthum is Bolivia, Brazil to Argentina.


Pantanal plant 26 (Indigofera)

Pantanal plant 26 (Indigofera)

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a beach. Just after a couple of hundred…


Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

The fruit of the Acuri palm (Attalea phalerata) is important food for a number of Pantanal bird and mammal species, and here one adult capybara (Hydrochoerus…


Indigofera sabulicola

Indigofera sabulicola

Native range of indigofera sabulicola is America and Africa.


Stingray Vine (Cissus spinosa)

Stingray Vine (Cissus spinosa)

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a beach. This stingray vine (Cissus…


Centrosema brasilianum

Centrosema brasilianum

Centrosema brasilianum is found in the edges of the grassland in the thickets surrounding the forest islands. It's a large plant, and forming bark on older…