Plants of CloudbridgeThis page provides a list of native plants in and around Cloudbridge, a private cloud forest reserve in Costa Rica. It should prove useful to those seeking to better understand tropical flora as well as to us in our ongoing biomonitoring project. A parallel page lists Trees of Cloudbridge.The reserve lies below Mt Chirripo, on the Pacific slopes of the Talamanca mountain range, between 1600 and 2600 meters. The climate and vegetation is Lower Montane, and the reserve consists of former pasture undergoing reforestation, secondary forest, and primary forest. Temperatures are fairly constant year round, with a daily range of about 15C to 25C. Rainfall is approximately 5000mm annually, ranging from 100mm in the drier months (December-April) to over 800mm in September or October. Each entry is linked to a separate page containing an identification guide and pictures. As we learn more, we'll insert the correct names.
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| Scientific name, if known |
Common or working names |
Remarks |
| Fern 1 | Fern 1 | Seen at Biomonitoring Site 2, quadrat 1 |
| Fern 2 | Fern 2 | Seen at Biomonitoring Site 2, quadrat 1 |
| Fern 3 | Fern 3 | Seen at Biomonitoring
Site 2, quadrat 2 |
| Fern 4 | Fern 4 | Seen in
Biomonitoring Site 3, quadrat 2 |
| Fern 5 | Fern 5 | Seen in Biomonitoring Site # |
| Flor de Niño | Flor de Niño | White flower, seen all
over Cloudbridge in former pasture. |
| Geranium |
Geranium |
Seen in Biomonitoring Site 1, quadrat 1 |
| Gunnera
insignis |
Sombrilla
de pobre, poor man's umbrella |
Found in
the Cloudbridge area |
| Lycopodium spp. | Lycopods, club mosses |
Found all over Cloudbridge |
| Naranjillo | Naranjillo | Seen in Biomonitoring Site # |
| Orchid 1 | White orchid | Seen in Biomonitoring Site 1, quadrat 1 |
| Passiflora sp 1 | Granadilla, passion fruit | Found alongside Cloudbridge trails. Edible fruit. |
| Santa Lucia | Santa Lucia | Blue flower, seen all over Cloudbridge in former pasture. |
| Solanum verrogeneum | Berengena | Found alongside Cloudbridge trails. Edible fruit. |
| Triumfetta semitriloba | Mosote, burweed |
Ground plant found in
exposed areas |
| Unknown sp 1 | s1q2sp1 |
Seen in
Biomonitoring Site 1, quadrat 2 |
| Unknown
sp 2 |
s1q3sp1 | Seen in Biomonitoring Site 1, quadrat 3 |
| Unknown sp 3 | s1q3sp2 | Seen in
Biomonitoring Site 1, quadrat 3 |
| Unknown
sp 4 |
s1q3sp3 | Seen in
Biomonitoring Site 1, quadrat 3 |
| Unknown
sp 5 |
s1sp1 | Seen at
Biomonitoring Site 1 |
| Unknown
sp 6 |
s1sp2 | Seen at Biomonitoring Site 1 |
| Unknown sp 7 | s1sp3 | Seen at
Biomonitoring Site 1 |
| Unknown
sp 8 |
s2q1sp1 | Seen in Biomonitoring Site 2, quadrat 1 |
| Unknown
sp 9 |
s2q1sp2 |
Seen in Biomonitoring Site 2, quadrat 1 |
| Unknown
sp 10 |
s2q1sp5 | Seen in Biomonitoring Site 2, quadrat 1 |
| Unknown
sp 11 |
s2q1sp6 | Seen in Biomonitoring Site 2, quadrat 1 |
| Unknown
sp 12 |
s2q2sp1 | Seen in Biomonitoring Site 2, quadrat 2 |
| Unknown sp 13 | s2q2sp2 | Seen in Biomonitoring Site 2, quadrat 2 |
| Unknown sp 14 | s3q1sp1 | Seen in
Biomonitoring Site 3, quadrat 1 |
| Unknown sp 15 | s3q1sp2 | Seen in Biomonitoring Site 3, quadrat 1 |
| Unknown sp 16 | s3q1sp3 | Seen in Biomonitoring Site 3, quadrat 1 |
| Unknown sp 17 | s3q2sp1 | Seen in
Biomonitoring Site 3, quadrat 2 |
| Unknown sp 18 | s3q2sp2 | Seen in
Biomonitoring Site 3, quadrat 2 |
| Unknown sp 19 | s3q3sp1 | Seen in Biomonitoring Site 3, quadrat 3 |
| Unknown
sp 20 |
s3q3sp2 |
Seen in Biomonitoring Site 3, quadrat 3 |
| Unknown sp 21 | s3q3sp3 | Seen in Biomonitoring Site 3, quadrat 3 |
| Unknown sp 22 | s3q3sp4 | Seen in Biomonitoring Site 3, quadrat 3 |
| Unknown sp 23 | ||
| Unknown sp 24 | ||
| Unknown sp 25 | ||
| Unknown sp 26 | ||
| Unknown sp 27 | ||
| Unknown sp 28 | ||
| Unknown sp 29 | ||
| Unknown sp 30 | ||
| Unknown sp 31 | ||
| Unknown sp 32 | ||
| Unknown sp 33 | ||
| Walking plant | Walking
plant |
Seen in Biomonitoring Site 2, quadrat 1 |
| Xanthosoma robustum | Elephant ear |
Found in sunny areas alongside streams and trails |