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Eco photo 3
While taking a walk along the trails of the Bluethenthal Wildflower Preserve on campus, I came across the bed of either red pitcher plants (Sarracenia rubra), southern purple pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea), or mountain purple pitcher plants (Sarracenia jonesii). It was difficult to tell whether the pitcher plants were alive or dead, as the picture was taken late February (February 23rd). I was very excited to start our chapter on ecosystems, because there's nothing better to describe a pitcher plant than the word "ecosystem". They serve as homes to other animals, larvae and bacteria, as well as being an individual organism that feeds on bigger insects that fall into them. Although they aren't extremely common, they are kinds of plants that need specific soil and weather conditions to survive. It just goes to show you that some plants are more than meets the eye.
Sources:
webpages.charter.net/snetherton999/sarracenia.html
www.inquirebotany.org/en/discussions/pitcher-plants-as-ec...
Eco photo 3
While taking a walk along the trails of the Bluethenthal Wildflower Preserve on campus, I came across the bed of either red pitcher plants (Sarracenia rubra), southern purple pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea), or mountain purple pitcher plants (Sarracenia jonesii). It was difficult to tell whether the pitcher plants were alive or dead, as the picture was taken late February (February 23rd). I was very excited to start our chapter on ecosystems, because there's nothing better to describe a pitcher plant than the word "ecosystem". They serve as homes to other animals, larvae and bacteria, as well as being an individual organism that feeds on bigger insects that fall into them. Although they aren't extremely common, they are kinds of plants that need specific soil and weather conditions to survive. It just goes to show you that some plants are more than meets the eye.
Sources:
webpages.charter.net/snetherton999/sarracenia.html
www.inquirebotany.org/en/discussions/pitcher-plants-as-ec...