Wild Sri Lanka

Endemic Yellow - eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus)     Common Bluebottle ( Graphium sarpedon) ...

The plant that bares this beautiful flower, Nymphea stellata  is confused by many with Nymphaea nouchali, the national flower of Sri Lanka....

A plant that occurs in wetland habitats, this provides a fruit that makes probably the most delicious juice in the whole world!   I took thi...

Bael / Aegle marmelos/ බෙලි   This plant provides ingredients for many Ayurveda remedies. The ripe fruit can be  eaten, or used to make ju...

Mimosa pudica /නිදිකුම්බා Submissions have been closed.

This moss grows on outdoor damp surfaces like rain-soaked garden walls. This specimen is from my garden wall too. This moss feels Velvet t...

Identifying specimens can be pretty hectic some times. It was really so when I tried to determine the identity of this aquatic plant which i...

I've decided to make a series of posts with my observations at the recent visit to the Ethugala rock in the middle of Kurunegala . Surr...