Oldenlandia balfourii is so small that it's very easy to miss! On the field below the weather station of Skand I found many of them growing under trees.…
The yellow center of the flower of Oldenlandia balfourii is dark in UV, and the white petals are also quite dark. In UV this small flower appears prominent…
Oldenlandia balfourii has such tiny flowers so they are very easy to miss! On the field below the weather station of Skand I found many of them growing under…
For me the trail to the Hoq cave was so much more interesting than the cave itself, as here you'll see incredible specimens of so many endemic species like the…
I had to look far and wide to find a dirichletia virgata with flowers, as they all seemed past their prime flowering season, but at least I did find this one…
I had to look far and wide to find a dirichletia virgata with flowers, as they all seemed past their prime flowering season, but at least I did find this one!…
This is high up on one of the dunes in Arher on the northeast coast of Socotra.
This was the only Cyperus conglomeratus here, and it has survived change in a…
This is high up on one of the dunes in Arher on the northeast coast of Socotra.
This was the only cyperus conglomeratus here, and it has survived change in a…
Cyperus conglomeratus is an amazing plant that can survive being completely covered by sand for long periods. During my visit the plant was in a situation…
This flower of kohautia socotrana is so elusive! I found one flower, and marked the spot so I would find it when I returned with my camera. Alas! I did not…
