Do you remember my recent blog about Hernandia drakeana, a tall tree growing on an island belonging to French Polynesia, … More
Tag: Nature
Rhodolirium montanum (Añañuca)
One of the floristically most fascinating countries in South America is Chile. Of its approximately 5,700 angiosperm species, 2,700 are … More
The Sultan and his plant
It is not uncommon to see plant species featured on government issued bank notes. One of the most widely known … More
The oldest vascular plant
A friend of mine asked me whether I could write a story about a fossil plant, a plant that evolved … More
Golden root
If you plan to go hiking in mountains somewhere in the northern hemisphere – in Alaska, Siberia, Scandinavia, the Pyrenees … More
In the Australian Outback…
At the moment, travelling to Australia is not easy, otherwise I would have invited you to go searching for a … More
A botanical Guanaco
What might be the link between William Shakespeare, a Swedish botanist, a camel from the South American Andes and a … More
Snow in the desert
A short while back, during a road trip in Namibia, I stopped in the middle of the desert, in a … More
A sea of flowers
Prompted by unrelenting summer rains in the southern parts of Namibia, to me today’s blog feels almost like a news … More