Rundsoldogg (Drosera rotundifolia)

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…


Skogstjerne (Lysimachia europaea)

Skogstjerne (Lysimachia europaea)

Går du en tur i skogen i mai/juni vil du nesten helt sikkert se en skogstjerne eller fler. Denne skogbunnens stjerne kan enkelte steder vokse i tette…


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…


Justicia rigida

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…


Euphorbia arbuscula

Euphorbia arbuscula

In the drier western Socotra in particular, Socotris grow Euphorbia arbuscula as a means to feed their goats during the very harshest of droughts. It has a…


Euphorbia spiralis

Euphorbia spiralis

Elevation: 436 meters. Euphorbia spiralis is endemic to Socotra.


Euphorbia spiralis

Euphorbia spiralis

The growth of this individual is responding to dry conditions where much of the water comes in the form of fog and mist during the southwestern monsoon of the…


Euphorbia mtolohensis

Euphorbia mtolohensis

Euphorbia mtolohensis is a newly described species (2013), and named after where on Socotra it was discovered - Jabal Mtoloh. This is in the central west…


Euphorbia mtolohensis

Euphorbia mtolohensis

Euphorbia mtolohensis is newly described species (2013), and named after where on Socotra it was discovered - Jabal Mtoloh. This is in the central west…


Trichocalyx orbiculatus

Trichocalyx orbiculatus

Trichocalyx orbiculatus is similar to Trichocalyx orbiculatus, but with broader, orbicular leaves. Elevation: 409 meters. Endemic.