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…


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…


Evolvulus alsinoides UV

Evolvulus alsinoides UV

The flower of evolvulus alsinoides UV has almost the same color in visible as in UV (although UV light is only an approximate and subjective projection, it is…


Evolvulus alsinoides

Evolvulus alsinoides

Evolvulus alsinoides is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through on the valley…


Evolvulus alsinoides

Evolvulus alsinoides

Evolvulus alsinoides is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through on the valley…


Commelina forskalaei

Commelina forskalaei

My first thought when I saw commelina forskalaei was that how did it come all the way here from South America. In Pantanal I found lots of Commelina erecta,…


Purple-throat Morning Glory (Ipomoea sinensis)

Purple-throat Morning Glory (Ipomoea sinensis)

The cliffs on the way to Shuab beach of west Socotra have lots of interesting seemingly inaccessible locations for goats. At least it looks that way from the…


Ipomoea sinensis

Purple-throat Morning Glory (Ipomoea sinensis)

The cliffs on the way to Shuab beach of west Socotra have lots of interesting seemingly inaccessible locations for goats. At least it looks that way from the…