PHaze
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Post by PHaze on Mar 19, 2010 7:03:02 GMT
I took a trip down to the Florida panhandle last weekend, and on the way home we stopped at a bog in south Georgia. The most common carnivorous plant in the bog is a sundew. I think it's Drosera capillaris, but I'm not too great at identifying sundews. They seem to prefer the slightly drier areas of the bog. The pitcher plants haven't really emerged from dormancy yet, but that was expected and it was still a treat to see them in their natural habitat. Sarracenia flava is quite common in the wetter areas, and was easy to spot despite the thick grass. They are thoroughly dormant. Scarcely a phyllodia to be found on many of them. I knew there were two other Sarracenia species to be found at this site, but I was unable to find them. Just when I had given up hope of locating them, someone else in the group spotted both. Sarracenia psittacina Sarracenia minor S. psittacina and S. minor are growing in such close proximity that I was surprised not to see any hybrids. I saw a few young S. minor, but other than that, I did not see any juvenile Sarracenia. Also absent were old flower stalks. Hopefully this is not due to collectors. With one stop we got to see four carnivorous species growing wild and free. Nice, nice, very nice.
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Post by Brian Barnes on Mar 19, 2010 13:08:49 GMT
Nice pics! Thanks for sharing those with us... I figured the Sarracenia would still be fast asleep since we had an unusually cold winter this year. I do believe that the Drosera depicted is quite possibly Drosera brevifolia, due to it's spatulate shaped leaves, but I'd need to see a flower scape to be sure... Happy Growing, Brian.
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Post by Alexis on Mar 19, 2010 14:10:29 GMT
Great pics.
Is it me, or does it look like that psittacina has some minor in it?
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Post by Brian Barnes on Mar 19, 2010 14:21:50 GMT
Alexis, I think you're correct! Brian.
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PHaze
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Post by PHaze on Mar 19, 2010 22:36:42 GMT
Thanks for the feedback on the Drosera, Brian. I thought some capillaris have spatulate leaves too? Like I said, I'm not so good at sundew IDs. What is it about the flowers that can be used to ID brevifolia?
Yeah, I guess that psittacina likely has some influence from minor. That could certainly explain why the wings are smaller than usual, although I believe psittacinas can vary quite a bit in wing size. I imagine in sites like this where several Sarracenia species have been living together for hundreds or thousands of years, every plant present has a great great great grand pappy of a different species.
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Post by Brian Barnes on Mar 22, 2010 16:46:53 GMT
Hi PHaze, Drosera brevifolia has glandular scapes, whereas Drosera capillaris does not. Also, D. brevifolia is usually much smaller in size as well. Very useful in separating these two 'in situ' Happy Growing, Brian.
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Post by Cincinnati Kid on Apr 5, 2010 3:40:20 GMT
is that a snake in the bottom of the topmost photo!?
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reptiluvr
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Post by reptiluvr on Apr 6, 2010 20:56:28 GMT
Cincinnati Kid: That is the male cone from the Slash Pine, Pinus elliotti.
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