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NorwaySkogbygdaPlanterBukkebladfamilienBlomsterMenyanthaceae

1 Jun 2024

Bukkeblad (Menyanthes trifoliata)

Blomstene til bukkeblad (Menyanthes trifoliata) står som hvite fyrtårn og er blant de mest iøynefallende blomstene på myren ved Sjølitjernet. Naturlig…

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SkogbygdaNorwayBukkebladfamilienBlomsterMenyanthaceaePlanter

28 May 2023

Bukkeblad (Menyanthes trifoliata)

Bukkeblad (Menyanthes trifoliata) er en vakker og umiskjennelig plante under blomstringen om våren og forsommeren, her fra myren rundt Sjølitjernet i…

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SocotraPlantsAizoaceae

6 Feb 2023

African Baconfig (Aizoon canariense)

African Baconfig (Aizoon canariense) is inconspicuous but commonly found in sandy plains of the coast and further inland. This is the first I've found with…

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SocotraPlantsLeavesAizoaceae

6 Feb 2015

Corbichonia decumbens

I found this corbichonia decumbens on the riverside of Kalesan gorge, which means it must endure flash floods - impressive! Native range is Dry Tropical and…

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SocotraPlantsFlowersAizoaceae

6 Feb 2015

Corbichonia decumbens

I found this corbichonia decumbens on the riverside of Kalesan gorge, which means it must endure flash floods - impressive! Native range is Dry Tropical and…

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SocotraPlantsUVAizoaceaeFlowers

2 Feb 2015

Aizoon canariense UV

As the petals were gone (I found none in bloom), this photo is more on the developing fruit than a true flower.

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SocotraPlantsLeavesAizoaceae

2 Feb 2015

Aizoon canariense

Aizoon canariense thrives on the flats close to the ocean, and are very small and inconspicuous. In fact I had to use my macro to see the flowers!

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SocotraPlantsFlowersAizoaceae

2 Feb 2015

Aizoon canariense

Aizoon canariense thrives on the flats close to the ocean, and are very small and inconspicuous. In fact I had to use my macro to see the flowers as the petals…

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Amazon rainforestPeruAmazon Research and Conservation CenterInsectsLepidopteraRiodininaeButterfliesRiodinidae

13 Dec 2014

Rainbow Metalmark (Caria trochilus)

A large tree had fallen down, and under the root a small pond had formed. This together with a cone of light where the canopy of the fallen tree once was, I…

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PeruAmazon rainforestAmazon Research and Conservation CenterBirdsCaprimulgidae

12 Dec 2014

Ladder-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis climacocerca)

Here in the Peruvian Amazon I found many nightjars around an oxbow lake at Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), and this ladder-tailed nightjar…

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