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13 Jul 2023

Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa)

Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa) is found in Sikkim's temperate forests between 2400 to 3600 meters elevation. Elevation: 2775 meters. Native range is…

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IndiaSikkimViolaceaePlants

12 Jul 2023

Twoflower Violet (Viola biflora)

Twoflower Violet (Viola biflora) is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4900 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is temperate &…

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SikkimIndiaPinaceaePlants

12 Jul 2023

Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa)

Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa) is found in Sikkim's temperate biome to 3600 meters elevation. Elevation: 2965 meters. Native range is South Tibet to Sikkim…

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SikkimIndiaPinaceaePlants

12 Jul 2023

Sikkim Larch (Larix griffithii)

Sikkim Larch (Larix griffithii) is found in Sikkim's temperate to alpine biomes to 4100 meters elevation. Elevation: 2965 meters. Native range is East Nepal to…

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IndiaSikkimViolaceaePlants

8 Jul 2023

Viola biflora

Elevation: 3161 meters. Native range is temperate & subalpine Northern Hemisphere to Northern Sumatra.

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SkogbygdaViolaceaeFiolfamilienPlanter

28 May 2023

Myrfiol (Viola palustris)

Myrfiol (Viola palustris) vokser i store og tette bestander langs elven som renner ut i Sjølitjernet i Skogbygda. Faktisk kan jeg ikke huske å ha sett så store…

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SocotraPlantsAsclepiadaceae

15 Feb 2023

Cynanchum revoilii

Cynanchum revoilii is a very common species to mid-level elevations, but I have only occasionally encountered them in bloom like here. It has a strange looking…

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SocotraFirhminViolaceaePlants

2 Feb 2023

Spade Flower (Pigea enneasperma)

I encountered Spade Flower (Pigea enneasperma) in bloom in a few places in Firhmin Forest. It is a very variable species, and is found with spatulate…

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SocotraFirhminViolaceaePlants

2 Feb 2023

Spade Flower (Pigea enneasperma)

Spade Flower (Pigea enneasperma) is a very variable species, to the extent that this one is possibly a subspecies due to its spatulate (spoon-shaped) leaves,…

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EcuadorEuphoniinaeBirds

21 Nov 2018

Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)

A brilliantly colored male of the thick-billed euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) often seen at feeding stations in its range in Ecuador. It sounds like this:……

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