Tridax daisy (Tridax procumbens)

Tridax daisy (Tridax procumbens)

Native range of tridax daisy (Tridax procumbens) is Mexico to southern South America.


Pantanal plant 33

Pantanal plant 33

My last day at Pousada Xaraés, and finally some rain! Not torrential, but at least sufficient to get the ground wet and muddy in some places. As I'm soon to…


Mosaic flower (Ludwigia sedioides)

Mosaic flower (Ludwigia sedioides)

I found none in bloom, so I wonder when the mosaic flower (Ludwigia sedioides) does bloom, as soon the locations they grow in will be under water again. Native…


Pavonia sidifolia

Pavonia sidifolia

Native range of pavonia sidifolia is Mexico to Paraguay.


Solanum acerifolium

Solanum palinacanthum

Native range of solanum palinacanthum is Bolivia, Brazil to Argentina. This plant has big spines high on its agenda, so apparently the leaves are delicious to…


Wineflower (Boerhavia diffusa)

Wineflower (Boerhavia diffusa)

Native range of wineflower (Boerhavia diffusa) is tropics and subtropics.


Mimosa sp

Mimosa sp

My last day at Pousada Xaraés, and finally some rain! Not torrential, but at least sufficient to get the ground wet and muddy in some places. As I'm soon to…


Pantanal plant 27 (Centrosema)

Pantanal plant 27 (Centrosema)

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a beach. I was unable to find a plant with…


Pantanal plant 26 (Indigofera)

Pantanal plant 26 (Indigofera)

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a beach. Just after a couple of hundred…


Willowleaf Angelon (Angelonia salicariifolia)

Willowleaf Angelon (Angelonia salicariifolia)

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a beach. Native range of willowleaf…