Video introducing Nepenthes pervillei on the Trois Frères Mountain (French...
I have recorded a few short videos during my Seychelles trip, some are in English language, others in French, such as this one:More to follow. ^^
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My next lecture (French) on carnivorous plants, June 22th-23th in Orléans,...
My next lecture (in French) will be held on next June, 22th-23th in Orléans, France, as part of the new edition of 'The Mysterious World of Carnivorous Plants', an event organized by Dionée, the best...
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The naturalized Spathoglottis plicata on the Trois Frères Mountain;
Climbing the Trois Frères Mountain was also an opportunity to observe various orchids. Some were really small such as the small Polystachya concreta, while others were significantly larger. Among them...
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A lovely population of Neottia ovata and a few emerging Himantoglossum hircinum.
(Break from the Seychelles series of posts)Last Wednesday, on May 8th, I enjoyed a day off-the Victory in Europe Day- to go exploring along the Northern coast, about one hour from my home town. The...
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Searching for Dactylorhiza majalis in a wet meadow.
I just enjoyed a little stroll yesterday not far from home. I visited a local wet meadow where, according to a good friend, I would be able to find a few flowering specimens of Dactylorhiza majalis....
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My loyal Pinguicula grandiflora.
I have only kept a few plants after my divorce and nowadays I only grow some orchids and a few carnivorous plants in the flat where I live. Of couse, I expect to settle again a decent collection of...
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Some lilies on my balcony.
Another plant I kept from my former collection apart from my loyal Pinguicula grandiflora is a nice specimen of Darlingtonia californica. I always had a soft spot for this species, one of the most...
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A stick-insect from the Seychelles.
While we were climbing the Trois Frères Mountains, on Mahé island, our guide Basile showed us this cute phasmid. Although they are long time favorite, I must confess my Phasmatodea knowledge is fairly...
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Cynorkis fastigiata, a ground orchid from Mahé island, Seychelles.
In the course of my ascension of Trois Frères Mountain, I had the opportunity to observe the following discreet orchid. I was mainly visiting the mountain in order to observe its population of...
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A healthy population of Himantglossum hircinum in Northern France.
Having posted pictures of the emerging Himantoglossum hircinumI saw last week along the Northern coast not far from my place, I realized I have never shared some nice pictures of that Lizard Orchid...
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A peculiar fungus on the Trois Frères Mountain.
So far, there is only one Fungi post on this blog, dedicated on Amanita muscaria. There should be more in the following weeks and months as I'm getting more and more interested in this strange kingdom....
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An iridescent Selaginella.
I just came back yersterday from my Seychelles tripbut I feel already in the mood of starting my series of blog articles dedicated to this unique archipelago. Let's start with an intriguing plant I...
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Another stroll in Fire Salamander land.
Me, my son and my partner enjoyed a quite sunny afternoon during which we decided to visit a forest not far from home where I use to observe the local fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra terrestris,...
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A field trip in a French peat bog in Hautes-Savoie.
Tomorrow, after work, I am going to leave for a four days sojourn in theVercors Massif. Even though, this will be a short stay, I can't wait to see again these rugged plateaux of the French Alps that I...
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The endemic Malaxis seychellarum.
I observed a handful of orchids in the course of my two weeks stay in the Seychelles on December and January 2019. Among them was the endemic Malaxis seychellarum. 'Orchid zepible' as it is called in...
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A first glimpse at Phelsuma astriata astriata.
As you know, if you follow my blog on a regular basis, I have been interested in herpetologyfor a few seasons now. Herping would thus obviously be one of my activities when I landed on Mahé shore on...
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A young plant of Verschaffeltia splendida, the stilt palm.
When we traveled on the Trois Frères mountain, we were guided by the ExcellentBasile Bauduin who has been showcasing the unique local flora and fauna to travelers for more than the last two decades....
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Dendrobium crumenatum on Mahé island, Seychelles.
Dendrobium crumenatum, also known as the pigeon orchid, is a naturalized species in the Seychelles where I observed it on December-January 2019. This species is originally found from India to most of...
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Under the blazing sun of the Tea Tavern Glacis with Nepenthes pervillei.
The Tea Tavern Glacis Nature Walk is a quite well known attraction on Mahé island. This is where I first saw the endemic and highly anticipated Nepenthes pervillei two mere days after I landed on...
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Nepenthes pervillei on Mount Copolia, part 1/2.
When we planned our trip to the Seychelles, we decided that we would stay at least 5 days on Mahé, Seychelle's biggest island. We thought it would give us some time to properly explore. As you might...
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