Sjumansholmen, July 7 and 9, 2003

Stone, sea and sky. Sjumansholmen is one of the smallest islands with public transport (roughly twice a day in summer). I have been there twice in my whole life: two days in the same week of July 2003. You want good weather, because there's no option of going home earlier. The first time around, I clambered around the outer, steeper part of the island - continuing to the left from the view above (looking across to Rävholmen). I sat on the edge of a giant's cauldron - and, most impressively, there was still ICE down in a long, narrow and deep crevice that I crossed. My scanned sample of Epilobium palustre and one of the samples of Carex otrubae happen to be from this trip. And the snap of Sea Mayweed.

The second time I found Berula erecta growing out of a small rock pool with a trickle of running freshwater - which was something I hadn't seen before and had to puzzle a bit about. That was nice. The Berula is hiding among the reeds in the right corner.

My material of Angelica sylvestris and Cornus suecica is also (partly) from Sjumansholmen. The Angelica may well be a sample from those in the picture. On the other hand, the Angelica archangelica in the background, towards the left, went unsampled.

I also have Callitriche palustris and Sparganium angustifolium from this little island.

Eva Ekeblad 2004