Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa)

Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa)

Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa) is found in Sikkim's temperate forests between 2400 to 3600 meters elevation. Elevation: 2775 meters. Native range is…


Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa)

Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa)

Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa) is found in Sikkim's temperate biome to 3600 meters elevation. Elevation: 2965 meters. Native range is South Tibet to Sikkim…


Sikkim Larch (Larix griffithii)

Sikkim Larch (Larix griffithii)

Sikkim Larch (Larix griffithii) is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4100 meters elevation. Elevation: 2965 meters. Native range is East Nepal to…


Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus)

Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus)

Capturing birds in the wild is hard as they rarely get close enough, especially for the smaller of the species like this one. A brief encounter at the San…


Ospeskrubb (Leccinum aurantiacum)

Ospeskrubb (Leccinum aurantiacum)

Et nydelig eksemplar av ospeskrubb (Leccinum aurantiacum) med en mygg som viser dimensjonen til soppen. Skogen er full av fantastiske sopp nå, og det er en…


Juncus socotranus

Juncus socotranus

Juncus socotranus is a very large species - at least 2 meters tall! Native range is Socotra to Iran.


Corchorus erodioides UV

Corchorus erodioides UV

Another example of a yellow flower in visible light that is very dark in UV. It is endemic to Socotra.


Corchorus erodioides

Corchorus erodioides

On the hills overlooking the Detwah lagoon on the west coast of Socotra I found many interesting flowers, and luckily some not destroyed by goats, like this…


Corchorus erodioides

Corchorus erodioides

On the hills overlooking the Detwah lagoon on the west coast of Socotra I found many interesting flowers, and luckily some not destroyed by goats, like this…