18 Dec 2023
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…
17 Dec 2023
Persian Carpet Flower (Edithcolea grandis)
Found sporadically on Socotra and even rarer in bloom! Sometimes it grows under a bush, and you have to look inside many bushes to find one. Elevation: 409…
17 Dec 2023
Vernonia cockburniana
I only found a single flower on this individual, but when in bloom it must be a wonderful site with the pink flowers against the whitish leaves. Elevation: 434…
15 Dec 2023
Pulicaria stephanocarpa
This is a species that in many places dominate the landscape on Socotra. You will encounter it by the road to Dixam, and in huge numbers on the plain south of…
14 Dec 2023
Cynanchum revoilii
A very common species to mid-level elevations, but I have only occasionally encountered them in bloom like here. Native range is Northeast Tropical Africa to…
