Justicia laevilinguis

Justicia laevilinguis

Justicia laevilinguis is a species I found sporadically in the fields around SouthWild Pantanal. Native range is Mexico, Trinidad to south tropical America.…


Pantanal plant 48 (Chamaecrista sp)

Pantanal plant 48 (Chamaecrista sp)

I encountered many species in the Fabaceae family in Pantanal, perhaps more than any other place I’ve visited, and the land around SouthWild Pantanal was rich…


Stinking passionflower (Passiflora foetida)

Stinking passionflower (Passiflora foetida)

Stinking passionflower (Passiflora foetida) is very similar to the species found in the Galapagos islands - Stinking passionflower (Passiflora foetida) The…


Red Buffalo-Bur (Solanum sisymbriifolium)

The fruits of the red buffalo-bur (Solanum sisymbriifolium) looks edible and tempting - supposedly tasting like cherry. This plant was growing on the side of…


Solanum acerifolium

Solanum palinacanthum

Native range of solanum palinacanthum is Bolivia, Brazil to Argentina.


Pantanal plant 26 (Indigofera)

Pantanal plant 26 (Indigofera)

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a beach. Just after a couple of hundred…


Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

The fruit of the Acuri palm (Attalea phalerata) is important food for a number of Pantanal bird and mammal species, and here one adult capybara (Hydrochoerus…


Indigofera sabulicola

Indigofera sabulicola

Native range of indigofera sabulicola is America and Africa.


Stingray Vine (Cissus spinosa)

Stingray Vine (Cissus spinosa)

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a beach. This stingray vine (Cissus…


Centrosema brasilianum

Centrosema brasilianum

Centrosema brasilianum is found in the edges of the grassland in the thickets surrounding the forest islands. It's a large plant, and forming bark on older…