23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Blooming Bottle Tree
The bottle tree is endemic in Socotra, Yemen. It grows in a rocky arid landscape and stores water in its trunk and has the strangest shapes! It also blooms wiht a beaitful pink flower in late March/early April providing some color in an arid landscape.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 03.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Socotra, Yemen |
| Camera: | Canon EOS R5m2 |
| Copyright: | © Greg Metro |