17 Dec 2023
Camptoloma lyperiiflorum
Camptoloma lyperiiflorum is easily recognized by the glandular hairs. It is found in the cliffs of western and southwestern Socotra, often in places protected…
14 Dec 2023
Mountain Knotgrass (Ouret lanata)
Elevation: 542 meters.
Native range of Mountain Knotgrass (Ouret lanata) is Africa to tropical Asia.
14 Dec 2023
Mountain Knotgrass (Ouret lanata)
Native range of Mountain Knotgrass (Ouret lanata) is Africa to tropical Asia.
Elevation: 542 meters.
10 Jul 2023
Buddleja colvilei
Buddleja colvilei is found in Sikkim's subtropical to alpine biomes to 5000 meters elevation.
Elevation: 3198 meters.
Native range is Himalaya to China.
5 Feb 2023
Paraerva microphylla
Paraerva microphylla looks similar to Paraerva revoluta, but stems and leaves are glabrous (without hairs), opposed to P revoluta where stems and leaves have…
5 Feb 2023
Scrophularia arguta
I encountered this Scrophularia arguta close to a vertical cliff that blocks the sun for many months of the year where only the early morning rays reach the…
4 Feb 2023
Arabian Jointed Glasswort (Suaeda vermiculata)
Erissel - the east-cape of Socotra, is the only place I have encountered Arabian Jointed Glasswort (Suaeda vermiculata). It's a specialist that is able to…
4 Feb 2023
Arabian Jointed Glasswort (Suaeda vermiculata)
Erissel - the east-cape of Socotra, is the only place I have encountered Arabian Jointed Glasswort (Suaeda vermiculata). It's a specialist that is able to…