Welcome
to the website!
Mobile version
It
is based on many years of field work on this spectacular small
island and reveals an astonishing plant biodiversity of over 1300 wild
flowering plant species and 150 species of ferns squeezed into a rugged
620 square kilometers.
The
aim of the web site is to enable Saint Lucians to identify and
correctly name plants that they find. It is essentially a field
guide (see
albums
introduction)
and not intended to take the place of herbarium specimens which
are essential for detailed examination. Hopefully people with
an
interest in Caribbean botany in general might also find the site
useful.
Its worth having a look
at the
slideshows which reveal the many faces of Saint Lucia - from the arid,
rocky Atlantic coast to the cloud covered, cold, elfin shrublands to
the magical rock gardens on the summit of Gros Piton.
Please feel free to
contact me by email with any question, comments and corrections!
However
please note that requests for the export of plant material of any sort
must be addressed to the Department of Forestry as must be any proposed
collection visits.
Virtually
all images are my own. Please contact me if you would like to use any
of them. I often have larger file sizes as well.
I have a Google
group
Plants
of the Antilles so again please contact me if you would like
an invitation to join.
Roger Graveson, September 2019.
rogergraveson@gmail.com