Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia) is found in many places on the northeastern plateau of Socotra where it grows in holes and cracks in the limestone. The…


Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia) is found in many places on the northeastern plateau of Socotra where it grows in holes and cracks in the limestone. The…


Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia) is found in many places on the northeastern plateau of Socotra where it grows in holes and cracks in the limestone. The…


Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia)

The population of Narrow Stargrass (Hypoxis angustifolia) on Socotra has 4 tepals opposed to 6 in Africa. Native range is Tropical & South Africa, West Indian…


Myricaria rosea

Myricaria rosea

Myricaria rosea is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4500 meters elevation. Elevation: 3636 meters. Native range is Nepal to China.


Myricaria rosea

Myricaria rosea

Myricaria rosea is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4500 meters elevation. Elevation: 3636 meters. Native range is Nepal to China.


Myricaria rosea

Myricaria rosea

Myricaria rosea is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4500 meters elevation. Elevation: 3636 meters. Native range is Nepal to China.


Tamarix nilotica

Tamarix nilotica

Tamarix nilotica thrives by the sand dunes of Arher, where it forms dense thickets. On Socotra It is also found in sand dunes in many other locations near the…


Angolan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis)

Angolan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis)

In Namibia's Etosha National Park, there are huge areas with hardly any vegetation at all, and finding Angolan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) and…


Striated Laughingthrush (Grammatoptila striata)

Striated Laughingthrush (Grammatoptila striata)

I encountered the striated laughingthrush (Grammatoptila striata) many times during my time in Bhutan, but rarely in clear view like this. In fact I thought I…