12 Jul 2024
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…
12 Jul 2024
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…
1 Jun 2024
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…
18 Dec 2023
Commiphora kua
Of all the 5 species of Commiphora on Socotra, Commiphora kua is the only one that is not endemic. It is also the only one that is a shrub no taller than 1…
18 Dec 2023
Commiphora kua
Of all the 5 species of Commiphora on Socotra, Commiphora kua is the only one that is not endemic. It is also the only one that is a shrub no taller than 1…
18 Dec 2023
Commiphora kua
Of all the 5 species of Commiphora on Socotra, Commiphora kua is the only one that is not endemic. It is also the only one that is a shrub no taller than 1…
18 Dec 2023
Commiphora kua
Of all the 5 species of Commiphora on Socotra, Commiphora kua is the only one that is not endemic. It is also the only one that is a shrub no taller than 1…
18 Dec 2023
Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotranus) with bark snails
You can find these dormant (aestivating) land snails (Achatinelloides) sporadically throughout Socotra, but find them covering an entire Socotra cucumber tree…
18 Dec 2023
Commiphora planifrons
Commiphora planifrons is found seemingly sporadic on Socotra, but for every tree there are countless prostrate and gnarly individuals that are doomed to…
18 Dec 2023
Commiphora planifrons
This stunted, prostrate and gnarly Commiphora planifrons would have been a tree were it not for the countless goats that eat at them. Around this specimen…