12 Jul 2024
Multe (Rubus chamaemorus)
En moden multe (Rubus chamaemorus) er ikke noe jeg plukker eller spiser, men for mange er dette årets høydepunkt. Multene her blir mest sannsynlig spist av…
12 Jul 2024
Multe (Rubus chamaemorus)
Multe (Rubus chamaemorus) er for mange en uimotståelig frukt. Dette kartet er snart klart til å fortæres av førstemann til mølla, som kan være et dyr, eller et…
1 Jun 2024
Skogstjerne (Lysimachia europaea)
Går du en tur i skogen i mai/juni vil du nesten helt sikkert se en skogstjerne eller fler. Denne skogbunnens stjerne kan enkelte steder vokse i tette…
18 Dec 2023
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but find them covering an entire Socotra cucumber tree…
18 Dec 2023
Nait coast, Socotra
Early morning by the Nait coast, with the largest mangrove population remaining on Socotra seen in the distance. I didn't have time to go there, but hopefully…
17 Dec 2023
Perry’s Aloe (Aloe perryi)
This group of Perry's Aloe (Aloe perryi) grow on Socotra's Nait coast, at the edge of a 400 meter drop to the sea. Elevation: 409 meters. It is endemic to…
17 Dec 2023
Boswellia hesperia – protected from goats
This might look like an ordinary cairns, but inside it grows a Boswellia hesperia! Elevation: 409 meters.
17 Dec 2023
Nait coast, Socotra
The southwestern coast of Socotra has steep cliffs more than 400 meters high and is an incredible landscape shift from the landscape inland. The access to the…
16 Dec 2023
Nait coast, Socotra
The southwestern coast of Socotra has steep cliffs 400 meters high and is an incredible landscape shift from the landscape inland. The access to the sea seems…
15 Dec 2023
Socotran Fig (Dorstenia gigas)
The Socotran Fig (Dorstenia gigas) is almost without exception found on steep or vertical cliffs, and at this location I encountered not only beautiful…