6 Feb 2023
Cryptolepis socotrana
Cryptolepis socotrana is a specialist that thrives in the cracks of vertical cliffs around waterways. Their roots find their way deep down the cracks and find…
6 Feb 2023
Cryptolepis socotrana
Cryptolepis socotrana is a specialist that thrives in the cracks of vertical cliffs around waterways, as seen here in Kalesan gorge. Their roots find their way…
4 Feb 2023
Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis)
The Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis) can be quite difficult to find as many grow under the protection of a shrub, as this one is. But it is also…
4 Feb 2023
Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis)
The Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis) can be quite difficult to find as many grow under the protection of a shrub, as this one is. But it is also…
3 Feb 2023
Cynanchum socotranum
I've only occasionally encountered a mature Cynanchum socotranum like this one, but every time Cissus subaphylla has been growing amidst it. It is endemic to…
3 Feb 2023
Caralluma socotrana
This is my second time on Socotra. I visited at the exact same time 8 years ago in 2015, and same thing - all the caralluma socotranas were past their blooming…
2 Feb 2023
Echidnopsis socotrana
The smaller plant species of Socotra are somewhat easier to find during flowering. But even then they can be tricky to find as they often grow in the shadow of…
2 Feb 2023
Echidnopsis socotrana
The smaller plant species of Socotra are somewhat easier to find during flowering. But even then they can be tricky to find as they often grow in the shadow of…
2 Feb 2023
Socotra plant (Echidnopsis)
Without flowers it is very difficult to identify the species. Elevation: 612 meters.
2 Feb 2023
Echidnopsis socotrana
The smaller plant species of Socotra are somewhat easier to find during flowering. But even then they can be tricky to find as they often grow in the shadow of…