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01/01/2025

https://caymannature.blogspot.com/2013/11/cayman-sages-salvia-caymanensis.html

Salvia caymanensis - Cayman Sage by P. Ann van B. Stafford Cayman Nature Tour Guide and Native Plants Consultant Salvia caymanensis ...

16/12/2024

Moonflower - Ipomoea alba, not to be confused with Ipomoea violacea, also called Moonflower, the Cayman common name is Cowslip, which also bears large, showy white flowers that open at night and die in the morning.
Ipomoea alba is intolerant of saline habitats, whereas I. violacea is fairly common and grows on d**e roads and other brackish areas

Moonflower (Ipomoea alba) is a breathtaking tropical vine with radiant, night-blooming white flowers and a sweet, intoxicating fragrance.

12/12/2024

Cow-itch (Cayman common name), Velvet Bean -Mucuna pruriens

Velvet bean is an annual climbing vine that grows 3-18 m in height. It is indigenous to tropical regions, especially Africa, India, and the West Indies. Its flowers are white to dark purple and hang in long clusters. The plant also produces clusters of pods which contain seeds known as mucuna beans....

12/12/2024

Factual unbiased information on over 90 Rainforest Medicinal Plants and how to use them as herbal remedies

06/12/2024

Key conservation plans to protect Cayman's flora and fauna have remained on hold as they await final Cabinet approval to move forward.

09/10/2024

Butterfly-like Moths - Green Urania Swallowtail Moth - Urania fulgens

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19/09/2024

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:819411-1

The native range of this species is Cayman Islands, Cuba, Jamaica.

19/09/2024

Solanum havanense:
Havana Solanum (for lack of a Cayman common name) Solanum havanense, pretty little Cayman native shrub (Cayman Islands, Cuba and Jamaica), that grows in rocky woodlands. It is not common. The leaves are Alternate, the flowers pale violet, fading to white, with yellow centres. The fruit is a shiny deep purple berry. We (Lois, Janice, Christina and Ann) find the shrub with deep purple fruits in the very rocky Ironwood Forest, behind University College of the Cayman Islands, on August 3, 2003

18/09/2024

The State of the UK's Butterflies 2022 report, released today by Butterfly Conservation, has revealed the alarming news that 80% of butterflies in the UK have declined since the 1970s.

The State of the UK's Butterflies 2022 report, released today by Butterfly Conservation, has revealed the alarming news that 80% of butterflies in the UK have declined since the 1970s. Decreases in butterfly populations on this scale are a huge cause for concern as butterflies are an integral part o...