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Post by jfowler on Jul 21, 2007 0:01:16 GMT
I was fortunate to have Barry Rice as a visitor to our neighborhood. On the 18th, we visited a remote site in the South Carolina mountains for Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa variety montana . After a hellish two-hour climb up the side of a mountain, we found the plants growing along the edge of a cataract bog. On the 20th, we toured western North Carolina and just across the border to northern Georgia. The target was more S. purpurea subsp. venosa var. montana. This time, we found it in a wonderful fen - lots of plants both in the shade and in full sun. The next stop was to a field in northern Georgia where we found a fairly large population of Sarracenia oreophila. Finally, we drove back into North Carolina to another Sarracenia oreophila site with many large groups of plants. Links to the different parts of the field trips are provided below: www.pbase.com/jimfowler/20070718_sarracenia_in_south_carolinawww.pbase.com/jimfowler/20070720_sar_purp_in_ncwww.pbase.com/jimfowler/20070720_sar_oreophila_in_western_north_carolinaBTW, Barry gave me permission to use the photos showing him in compromising photography positions ;D Hope you enjoy the photos, Jim Fowler, Greenville, SC
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Post by Aidan on Jul 21, 2007 0:18:07 GMT
Thread moved to News from the Field - North America board.
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Post by Michael Catalani on Jul 21, 2007 4:15:00 GMT
Excellent photos Jim!
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Post by gaduke on Jul 23, 2007 8:21:49 GMT
Yes these are great!
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Post by Dave Evans on Jul 23, 2007 21:52:33 GMT
Dear Jim and Barry,
Wow, really nice documentation of these two species. RE: S. p. v. montana, The shape of the lids/hoods/area with guiding hairs sure does seem rather unique (wider and taller), something I haven't noticed before. Could it be a modification to enhance prey collection? Hmm...
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