Maiblom (Maianthemum bifolium)

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…


Monolluma socotrana

Monolluma socotrana

Monolluma socotrana can be found with flowers almost any time of the year on Socotra, but where to find one is the question. This one was just next to the…


Cynanchum revoilii

Cynanchum revoilii

Cynanchum revoilii has a strange looking, but edible fruit. I've encountered many in bloom in the northwest this visit, but only this one with fruit.…


Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis)

Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis)

Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis) is found sporadically on Socotra and even rarer in bloom! Sometimes it grows under a bush, and you have to look…


Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

A rare young Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari) growing on bare rock on the edge of Socotra's massive Dirhur Canyon. It is endemic to Socotra. Elevation:…


Socotran Fig (Dorstenia gigas)

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…


Socotran Fig (Dorstenia gigas)

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…


Socotran Fig (Dorstenia gigas)

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…


Socotran Fig (Dorstenia gigas)

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…


Socotran Fig (Dorstenia gigas)

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…