Haghier mountains

Haghier mountains, Socotra

This cow looks out of place high up in the Haghier mountains, but hunger drives it higher and higher until there is nowhere to go. Without the cattle and…


Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis) UV

Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis) UV

Fringed Rue (Ruta chalepensis) has no special patterns in UV for this flower! Native range is Macaronesia, Mediterranean.


Helichrysum sphaerocephalum UV

Libinhania sphaerocephala UV

Libinhania sphaerocephala is very dull in UV compared to the many color variations in visible light. Endemic.


Oldenlandia balfourii UV

Oldenlandia balfourii UV

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…


Searsia thyrsiflora UV

Searsia thyrsiflora UV

Searsia thyrsiflora is nNot particularly colorful in visible light and even less so in UV - all dark as it is. Endemic.


Pulicaria lanata UV

Pulicaria lanata UV

Dark center opposed to the all-yellow appearance in visible light - a typical Asteraceae!


Hypericum scopulorum UV

Hypericum scopulorum UV

Hypericums are beautiful in UV light, as they are not uniformly colored, and this species is no exception. This species forms impenetrable thickets dotted with…


Convolvulus sarmentosus UV

Convolvulus sarmentosus UV

Yet another Convolvulaceae with identical color in UV light! I have yet to encounter one, no matter ho many different colors in visible light, that is not the…


Convolvulus sarmentosus

Convolvulus sarmentosus

Resembles Convolvulus sarmentosus, but its petals are rounded outwards opposed to this one which are flattened and pointing inwards at the mid-nerve of the…


Convolvulus sarmentosus

Convolvulus sarmentosus

Resembles Convolvulus sarmentosus, but its petals are rounded outwards opposed to this one which are flattened and pointing inwards at the mid-nerve of the…