12 Jul 2024
Rundsoldogg (Drosera rotundifolia)
Finner du en myr finner du også en rundsoldogg (Drosera rotundifolia), om det er på et myrflak langs et tjern eller en myr i skogen. I dagene fremover vil…
1 Jun 2024
Maiblom (Maianthemum bifolium)
Er du heldig kan du komme over store og tette bestander av maiblom, som her hvor den helt dominerer bakken. Maiblom (Maianthemum bifolium) har naturlig…
18 Dec 2023
Beadbean (Maerua angolensis ssp. socotrana)
Maerua angolensis ssp. socotrana is a species with the unmistakable hanging branches that sway in the wind. It's found sporadically throughout Socotra, growing…
18 Dec 2023
Justicia rigida
Justicia rigida is found in Socotra's low-lying western plains and near the coast. It has white flowers, but I encountered none with flowers during my December…
18 Dec 2023
Wineleaf Hibiscus (Hibiscus vitifolius)
Elevation: 190 meters.
Native range is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.
18 Dec 2023
Hibiscus quattenensis
The hibiscuses of Socotra are notoriosly difficult to identify as there are so much variation within each species, and between species very minute details that…
18 Dec 2023
Hibiscus quattenensis
The hibiscuses of Socotra are notoriosly difficult to identify as there are so much variation within each species, and between species very minute details that…
18 Dec 2023
Hibiscus quattenensis
The hibiscuses of Socotra are notoriosly difficult to identify as there are so much variation within each species, and between species very minute details that…
18 Dec 2023
Trichocalyx orbiculatus
Trichocalyx orbiculatus is similar to Trichocalyx orbiculatus, but with broader, orbicular leaves.
Elevation: 409 meters.
Endemic.
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…