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With regard to sundews in Western Australia it is redundant to call many species rare as there are so many locally endemic species. What is rare about these photos is capturing flowering plants of D monticola which are quite underrepresented in literature and on the net.
Droera monticola is restricted to several high elevation peaks in the Stirling Range north of Esperance in WA. For this hike all flowers were closed during the ascent, but a few began to open with enough sun during the descent of the mountain - allowing for these few photos.
This is a small insectivorous plant growing in bogs in the Dorcas Bay area of Bruce Peninsula National Park. The linear leaves are lines with sticky tentacles which trap insects.
An unusual and likely complex (multi-generational backcross) hybrid of Sarracenia minor and sarracenia psittacina. This is a western fringe population of sarracenia minor in the Florida panhandle.
This single plant represents the newest population of this species in Georgia. This is the only plant at this site. Historic records indicate that S leucophylla was once widespread in this region of Georgia. It is now reduced to less than 10 individual plants at two known localities. Because the plants are located on unmanaged or poorly managed private property, they are critically imperiled. It is possible that the original plants in habitat will be lost.
Conservation efforts at the Atlanta Botanical Garden have helped to increase the numbers of individual plants of these genetics by hundreds over the past few years.
addendum 2017: after revisiting the original rediscovery population of S leucophylla in GA (mid 1990's) in spring 2017, the plant in this photo represents the single known individual of this species in habitat in the state. Continued intensive agriculture and persistent herbicide applications at the original site have resulted in loss of all individuals of the original population. It is possible, and I suspect likely, that a few other small undiscovered populations remain intact in SW GA.
A plant that lives in nitrogen deficient soil and which supplements its nitrogen intake by feeding on insects.
Plumas County, California, USA.
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a difficult shot. I had to step across a small ditch and reach into a small recessed area where this plant was growing and still had to use the full reach of the 300mm lens
The insectivorous Round-leaved Sundew, Drosera rotundifolia, is common in the wet flushes at Cruachan Reservoir, Ben Cruachan, Argyll. Jun 20 2012
A plant that lives in nitrogen deficient soil and which supplements its nitrogen intake by feeding on insects.
Plumas County, California, USA.
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I have been fortunate to be able to recheck the private property location periodically over the past 12 years. These are the first photos I have published from this site, but fortunately the best I have been able to take.
This site has been repeatedly sprayed with herbicide (for a variety of industrial reasons) and approximately 7 years ago had been reduced to a single plant that did not regrow normally for 3 years. this is the second year that plants have flowered and set seed in the past 7 years.
Unfortunately two other very rare plants historically occurred and bloom at this site: Lilium pyrophilum and Asclepias rubra. Both species are now extirpated from the site.
Interestingly this population exhibits some growth habits similar to both classic Sarracenia rubra var. rubra and the 'Ancestral variant' that I have previously posted from west central Georgia.
These plants represent a huge success story for habitat conservation in the state of Florida. At one time the Tate's Hell Swamp was heading for ecological disaster very similar to what "the grid" of the Green Swamp in North Carolina is facing today.
Unsustainable industrial forestry practices were attempting to drain the swamp and grow trees that could not otherwise survive in the swamp habitat. In the past decade, the state of Florida has purchased the majority of this land and started restoration practices by removing the garbage trees and restring historic hydrology.
I have visited this particular site first back in 2001 at which time there were some truly spectacular hybrids and large populations of S leucophylla. Over the next decade, prior to restoration practices, the diverity at this site was nearly lost due to altered hydrology and the replanting of slash pine.
The site is now restored as a grassland prairie and these images represent the slow recovery of what will likely become a spectacular site in time.
Gli ultimi istanti di un ape prima di essere mangiata da una sarracenia!
Lens: Canon EF 100mm Macro f2.8
Aperture: f/8 Speed: 1/40 ISO:400 Length 100mm
I have been fortunate to be able to recheck the private property location periodically over the past 12 years. These are the first photos I have published from this site, but fortunately the best I have been able to take.
This site has been repeatedly sprayed with herbicide (for a variety of industrial reasons) and approximately 7 years ago had been reduced to a single plant that did not regrow normally for 3 years. this is the second year that plants have flowered and set seed in the past 7 years.
Unfortunately two other very rare plants historically occurred and bloom at this site: Lilium pyrophilum and Asclepias rubra. Both species are now extirpated from the site.
Interestingly this population exhibits some growth habits similar to both classic Sarracenia rubra var. rubra and the 'Ancestral variant' that I have previously posted from west central Georgia.
Interesting red variants of the normally green/bronze Sarracenia minor at the southwestern edge of its range in Florida (though there is a population known one county south that is farther to the SW). Note the newly emerged leaves (green) compared to the more mature late summer growth leaves (red).
With regard to sundews in Western Australia it is redundant to call many species rare as there are so many locally endemic species. What is rare about these photos is capturing flowering plants of D monticola which are quite underrepresented in literature and on the net.
Droera monticola is restricted to several high elevation peaks in the Stirling Range north of Esperance in WA. For this hike all flowers were closed during the ascent, but a few began to open with enough sun during the descent of the mountain - allowing for these few photos.
Nepenthes truncata is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippines.
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An unusually red form of this subspecies. Please compare to the "normal form" image later in this post.
It is difficult to say if this color variant is simply a variety or possibly the result of introgression with either S leucophylla or S psittacina and then generations of backcrosses. Nevertheless, an impressive variant.
One of the few documentations of this very rare variant in habitat. The result of many hours of walking through habitat and getting very lucky.
The all green variant is a result of a genetically derived absence of anthocyanin, one of the organic compounds that imparts a red or purple pigmentation to plants. The terminology of "Anthocyanin-Free" or "AF" is commonly used horticulturally to describe these variants. A very small percentage of most species of Sarracenia spp. pitcher plants have this expression. rarely are these plants observed in native habitat as they are highly valued in the horticultural trade.
These six plants are among the most spectacular of the pitcher plants that I observed on this trip. there is tremendous variability in phenotype among the hybrids and probable backcrosses.
Each photo depicts a different plant or clone of which there were many more at this locality.
Sarracenia 'Redbug' is a cultivar hybrid of Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra and Sarracenia rubra ssp. wherryi. Although some consider Sarracenia rubra ssp. wherryi to be Sarracenia alabamensis ssp. wherryi.
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Cowan's mantella is one of the most imperiled amphibian species in Madagascar. It is restricted to microhabitats heavily encroached by farming and other local agriculture. Protection of this species and its habitat relies on local community leaders who routinely monitor the habitats and facilitate outside research visits.
This specific microhabitat was comprised of low nutrient seepage slope which was populated by several species of carnivorous plants and orchids. Truly a very fragile habitat which likely cannot be recreated if damaged or destroyed.
One of the most fascinating Sarracenia sites I have ever seen: a true hybrid swarm. Virtually every manifestation of this hybrid imaginable was observed.
The carnivorous plant, Drosera cistiflora, is a South African sundew which captures and digests small insects on tentacled leaves covered in and enzyme-rich mucilaginous exudate. Many sundew species exhibit some slow leaf movement and will wrap around larger prey items. Drosera cistiflora is known for large showy flowers with a rainbow of different color variants. This white flower form is considered the "type-variant" which was originally described for the species in the 1800's. These plants are quite showy and for this trip many were in full bloom.
This phenomenal bog complex is possibly the largest and best managed in the state of Georgia. It is also the last known locality in the state for the rare threadleaf sundew, Drosera tracyi.
Another perplexing hybrid plant. This plant was barely noticed tucked away amongst tall grasses in an area of Sarracenia flava and Sarracenia psittacina. No Sarracenia purpurea var. burkii were observed within close distance of this location.
Superficially this plant is suggestive of Sarracenia xcatesbaei, the common hybrid between S. flava and S. purpurea. The plant is definitely a hybrid based on the unusual leaf structure and particularly the guard hairs peripheral to the opening of the mouth. It is also a very young plant which makes diagnosis even more difficult.
If it is in fact S flava x S psittacina, it will be the most rare naturally occurring Sarracenia hybrid i have ever seen; a hybrid that is almost never reported from naturally occurring populations. This hybrid has been observed from wild collected seed germinated and raised in a cultivated setting.
A truly outstanding and color-defying plant. I have never seen such intense color on a naturally growing Sarracenia.