Tettegras (Pinguicula vulgaris)

Tettegras (Pinguicula vulgaris)

Dette må være den største bestanden av tettegras (Pinguicula vulgaris) jeg har kommet over. De vokser kun i et lite område langs en skogsvei som nylig har…


Tettegras (Pinguicula vulgaris)

Tettegras (Pinguicula vulgaris)

Som soldugg må tettegress opptre langt mer vennlig mot sine ofre ellers i sesongen når de trenger å formere seg. Derfor er blomsten hevet høyt over de klebrige…


Utricularia kumaonensis

Utricularia kumaonensis

Utricularia kumaonensis is found in Sikkim's subtropical to alpine biomes to 4200 meters elevation. Elevation: 1936 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China…


Cleome brachycarpa

Cleome brachycarpa

The largest specimen I have come across of Cleome brachycarpa so far. It's clearly enjoying excellent growing conditions in the shadow of the Archer cliffs.…


Laurel Dodder (Cassytha filiformis)

Laurel Dodder (Cassytha filiformis)

A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) struggling to push through the entangled vines of the laurel dodder. This is a parasitic species getting all it…


Cleome brachycarpa UV

Cleome brachycarpa UV

The flower of cleome brachycarpa is bright yellow in visible light but is completely dark and non-reflective in UV light. Native range is Cape Verde to…


Cleome brachycarpa

Cleome brachycarpa

On the hills overlooking the Detwah lagoon on the west coast of Socotra I found many interesting flowers, and luckily some not destroyed by goats, like this…


Cleome brachycarpa

Cleome brachycarpa

On the hills overlooking the Detwah lagoon on the west coast of Socotra I found many interesting plants, and luckily some not destroyed by goats. Up close you…


Chamaecrista desvauxii

Chamaecrista desvauxii

Native range of chamaecrista desvauxii is Mexico to tropical South America. -15.2997,-55.8406


Chamaecrista desvauxii UV

Chamaecrista desvauxii UV

Chamaecrista desvauxii is perhaps even more beautiful in UV as the dark center is contrasting the bright petals, opposed to all yellow we humans see? Native…