14 Jul 2023
Himalayan Mayapple (Podophyllum hexandrum)
Himalayan Mayapple (Podophyllum hexandrum) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 4500 meters elevation. Elevation: 3874 meters. Native range is Northeast…
14 Jul 2023
Himalayan Mayapple (Podophyllum hexandrum)
Himalayan Mayapple (Podophyllum hexandrum) is found in Sikkim's alpine biome to 4500 meters elevation. Elevation: 3721 meters. Native range is Northeast…
8 Jul 2023
Berberis hookeri
Elevation: 3320 meters.
Native range is Central Nepal to North Myanmar and South Tibet.
15 Feb 2023
Cynanchum revoilii
Cynanchum revoilii is a very common species to mid-level elevations, but I have only occasionally encountered them in bloom like here. It has a strange looking…
3 Feb 2023
Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex)
Large Caltrops (Pedalium murex) ia an introduced species to Socotra that spreads from gardens, and date groves. Native range is West Tropical Africa to Eritrea…
1 Feb 2023
Commicarpus simonyi
Only with sufficient moisture over time will you see a full grown Commicarpus simonyi like this. In years of drought the winter rains fail and plants wither…
21 Nov 2018
Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)
A brilliantly colored male of the thick-billed euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) often seen at feeding stations in its range in Ecuador. It sounds like this:……
11 Feb 2015
Caralluma socotrana
During my 14 day stay on Socotra I only found this Caralluma socotrana with a seed pod. And in what an exquisite state! The pod has just opened, and the seeds…
5 Feb 2015
Caralluma socotrana
Caralluma socotrana 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…