Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae)

Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae)

Oransjegullvinge (Lycaena virgaureae) er et treffende navn på denne vakre sommerfuglen, for oversiden av vingene er virkelig sterkt oransje. Desverre er ofte…


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…


Cynanchum revoilii

Cynanchum revoilii

Cynanchum revoilii is a very common species on Socotra, to mid-level elevations, but I have only occasionally encountered them in bloom like here. Native range…


Sida ovata

Sida ovata

Native range is Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Iran to India. Elevation: 554 meters.


Socotra plant (Fabaceae)

Socotra plant (Fabaceae)

This is the only specimen of this species I have encountered so far on Socotra, and as I have not identified the species I also don't know how large it can…