Post by Randy Zerr on Apr 28, 2008 2:25:14 GMT
I wanted to share this and see what others think of this plant.
This habitat is on Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida panhandle. It's been 10 years since I last visited this site and I have never seen Sarracenia rubra ssp. gulfensis like these anywhere else. I figured it was about time I checked on this site again.
Here's a webpage on from the 1997, 98 exploration.
www.geocities.com/pitcherplants/sarr/Srubranew.html
Most of the plants are growing aquaticly, not rooted and doing fine in masses of floating organic debris along with Drosera intermedia. The pitcher plants are huge. The largest of this species I've ever seen, many 24" or taller. I'll have to take a measure the next time. Most notable is the color. Bright yellow-green with a golden hue and some red veination. Appearing more like S. alata or flava. Flowers are the same size and color as typical S. rubra gulfensis I have observed in the area. Notice how small the flowers look next to the pitchers. A few plants exhibit smaller sizes and some maroon coloration typical to the ssp. I'm a bit ashamed of these images, the quality poor and the colors are wrong. They look like a colorized old black and white film! The digital camera does not take good pictures anymore and I used my old Canon AE1 SLR & zoom lens with Fuji 100 speed film and had them developed into digital images at the local drugstore. This experiment has me convinced it's time for a new digital camera.
I originally thought the pond was man made. Now that I have explored it more I am not so sure. Springs feed the pond and it is very deep in some spots so could be a natural sink. Navigating around this pond is difficult. The man-eating plants Smilax briars , saw palmettos and nearly impenatrable ti-ti and other shrubby vegetation makes exploration truly a Man vs. Wild adventure. I'm a bit out of practice. One pygmy rattlesnake was encountered but I saw him first and steered away.
I apologize for dropping out of the ICPS some 7 years ago or so and losing contacts with other CP enthusiasts. Work and other interests have kept me busy.
Thanks in advance for any observations!
lousy pictures, color is wrong. Refer to the website link above for better color
This habitat is on Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida panhandle. It's been 10 years since I last visited this site and I have never seen Sarracenia rubra ssp. gulfensis like these anywhere else. I figured it was about time I checked on this site again.
Here's a webpage on from the 1997, 98 exploration.
www.geocities.com/pitcherplants/sarr/Srubranew.html
Most of the plants are growing aquaticly, not rooted and doing fine in masses of floating organic debris along with Drosera intermedia. The pitcher plants are huge. The largest of this species I've ever seen, many 24" or taller. I'll have to take a measure the next time. Most notable is the color. Bright yellow-green with a golden hue and some red veination. Appearing more like S. alata or flava. Flowers are the same size and color as typical S. rubra gulfensis I have observed in the area. Notice how small the flowers look next to the pitchers. A few plants exhibit smaller sizes and some maroon coloration typical to the ssp. I'm a bit ashamed of these images, the quality poor and the colors are wrong. They look like a colorized old black and white film! The digital camera does not take good pictures anymore and I used my old Canon AE1 SLR & zoom lens with Fuji 100 speed film and had them developed into digital images at the local drugstore. This experiment has me convinced it's time for a new digital camera.
I originally thought the pond was man made. Now that I have explored it more I am not so sure. Springs feed the pond and it is very deep in some spots so could be a natural sink. Navigating around this pond is difficult. The man-eating plants Smilax briars , saw palmettos and nearly impenatrable ti-ti and other shrubby vegetation makes exploration truly a Man vs. Wild adventure. I'm a bit out of practice. One pygmy rattlesnake was encountered but I saw him first and steered away.
I apologize for dropping out of the ICPS some 7 years ago or so and losing contacts with other CP enthusiasts. Work and other interests have kept me busy.
Thanks in advance for any observations!
lousy pictures, color is wrong. Refer to the website link above for better color
