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This variety of Sarracenia rubra is currently under review for new subspecies designation due to unique morphologic characters and geographic isolation.
Nepenthes truncata is an awesome carnivorous pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines. In cultivation it has the desirable qualities of producing very large pitchers on relatively compact plants. Played around with a flash to fill in the shadows.
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The Australian Pitcher Plant was first observed by European science in 1801 and to this day remains one of many enigmatic plants of Australia. Cephalotus has no direct relation to any of the other four known genera of pitcher plants of the world. Cephalotus follicularis is one of 100+ species of carnivorous or insectivorous plants which inhabit southwestern Australia - home of the greatest concentration of carnivorous plants in the world. It is likely that there are nearly as many species of Drosera (sundews) in soutwestern Australia as there are all species of carnivorous plants worldwide.
Plants in this series are from one of five sites visited for Cephalotus on a trip with Redfern Natural History Expeditions in October 2018. On the trip, we photographed nearly 100 species of carnivorous plants and many additional orchids during 2 weeks of travel in a relatively small area of southwest Australia.
Plants from this site exhibit several unusually dark clones including one rhizome of the darkest pitchers I have ever observed. Very robust plants and lots of water at this location.
The Australian Pitcher Plant was first observed by European science in 1801 and to this day remains one of many enigmatic plants of Australia. Cephalotus has no direct relation to any of the other four known genera of pitcher plants of the world. Cephalotus follicularis is one of 100+ species of carnivorous or insectivorous plants which inhabit southwestern Australia - home of the greatest concentration of carnivorous plants in the world. It is likely that there are nearly as many species of Drosera (sundews) in soutwestern Australia as there are all species of carnivorous plants worldwide.
Plants in this series are from one of five sites visited for Cephalotus on a trip with Redfern Natural History Expeditions in October 2018. On the trip, we photographed nearly 100 species of carnivorous plants and many additional orchids during 2 weeks of travel in a relatively small area of southwest Australia.
The larger variant of Sarracenia psittacina is commonly observed in flodded habitats in the few areas where it occurs naturally. These primary localities are Okefenokee Swamp, west central Georgia along the fall line sandhills, and the Florida panhandle - most notably on Eglin Air Force Base.
In almost all natural occurences with habitat unaltered by man, the plants are found floating or associated with deep water in which the plants are not attached to any terra firma. It is unknown if the larger size is an adaptation to this habitat or if this large size has been selected by the habitat. Rarely is the much smaller S psittacina var. psittacina ever observed co-occurring with this larger variant in aquatic habitats.
The Australian Pitcher Plant was first observed by European science in 1801 and to this day remains one of many enigmatic plants of Australia. Cephalotus has no direct relation to any of the other four known genera of pitcher plants of the world. Cephalotus follicularis is one of 100+ species of carnivorous or insectivorous plants which inhabit southwestern Australia - home of the greatest concentration of carnivorous plants in the world. It is likely that there are nearly as many species of Drosera (sundews) in soutwestern Australia as there are all species of carnivorous plants worldwide.
Plants in this series are from one of five sites visited for Cephalotus on a trip with Redfern Natural History Expeditions in October 2018. On the trip, we photographed nearly 100 species of carnivorous plants and many additional orchids during 2 weeks of travel in a relatively small area of southwest Australia.
One of the most fascinating Sarracenia sites I have ever seen: a true hybrid swarm. Virtually every manifestation of this hybrid imaginable was observed.
This butterwort, a carnivorous plant, though rare throughout its range is commonly locally abundant at sites of occurrence. The classic habitat is moderate to slow moving sandy tannic streams and associated open floodplain areas. It commonly occurs in proximity to other species of carnivorous plants.
This is the northernmost known occurrence for this species and only occurrence not in the coastal plain proper.
Many thanks to Jim Fowler for taking time to help me fulfill the dream to see these wonderful places.
Greenbottle fly (Calliphoridae) on pitcher plant (Sarracenia). This particular situation did not end in the fly's favor, though most insects do not get caught by the plant and simply get a free nectar meal.
The plants depicted here are one of several populations of this species in Alabama. This species was once likely widespread throughout northern Georgia, north Alabama, North Carolina, and Tennessee. it is likely land conversion to agriculture and alteration of hydrology has contributed to the rarity of its occurrence.
This site, one of the more northern sites for Cephalotus, is characterized by an almost complete sand substrate in contrast to the peat bogs observed farther south.
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.
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.
This variant is an uncommon occurrence in the coastal plain of Georgia. Most of the few remaining Georgia populations of S flava are var. rugellii.
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.
bog on trail to Sunday Lake, near North Fork Snoqualmie River
spectacular photos - www.flickr.com/photos/57225267@N06/sets/72157625624696308/
flower (our other species, D. anglica) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Drosera_anglica_flower.jpg
"at this present moment I care more about Drosera than the origin of all the species in the world" - Charles darwin
Interesting looking through "Insectivorous Plants" (1875) by Charles Darwin, available at darwin-online.org.uk/EditorialIntroductions/Freeman_Insec...
Relatively recent references estimate 147 to 194 or so species of Drosera, mostly in Australia, Africa and South America.
my lichen photos by genus - www.flickr.com/photos/29750062@N06/collections/7215762439...
my photos arranged by subject, e.g. mountains - www.flickr.com/photos/29750062@N06/collections
Sundews (Drosera species) in a wetland at the headwaters of Doe Run, a mountain stream in Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming County.
Note the kangaroo fecal pellet in the left frame of this photo.
Plants from this site exhibit several unusually dark clones including one rhizome of the darkest pitchers I have ever observed. Very robust plants and lots of water at this location.
The Australian Pitcher Plant was first observed by European science in 1801 and to this day remains one of many enigmatic plants of Australia. Cephalotus has no direct relation to any of the other four known genera of pitcher plants of the world. Cephalotus follicularis is one of 100+ species of carnivorous or insectivorous plants which inhabit southwestern Australia - home of the greatest concentration of carnivorous plants in the world. It is likely that there are nearly as many species of Drosera (sundews) in soutwestern Australia as there are all species of carnivorous plants worldwide.
Plants in this series are from one of five sites visited for Cephalotus on a trip with Redfern Natural History Expeditions in October 2018. On the trip, we photographed nearly 100 species of carnivorous plants and many additional orchids during 2 weeks of travel in a relatively small area of southwest Australia.
The king of all pitcher plants, Nepenthes rajah is possibly the most legendary of the Nepenthes. First described by Joseph Hooker in 1859 and then illustrated by Spencer St John in 1862 from the Marai Parai plateau adjacent to Mt Kinabalu.
Despite the ornate peristomes, colorations, and unique morphology of other species there is no comparison to observing this species in the wild among the old world tropical pitcher plants.
A very unusual hybrid which appears to be intermediate to both Sarracenia xswaniana and Sarracenia xharperi both of which were observed in close proximity to this plant. This plant was much larger than either of the two suspected parents.
A legendary pitcher plant, Nepenthes northiana was discovered by the Victorian artist and naturalist Marianne North in the 1870's. North's paintings made in Borneo were the first depictions of this species to modern science.
This is one of a handful of Nepenthes species which are documented to be heavily impacted by overcollection and poaching that continues to this day. This plant is restricted to the region of the Bau limestone formation in Sarawak, Borneo.
Though these plants resemble the D flava var. cuprea seen commonly on the Atlantic Coastal Plain, they are very likely complex hybrids with color influence from S purpurea venosa var. burkei (syn S rosea). Multple S xcatesbaei hybrids at this site share this color pattern.
Multigenerational backcrosses to S flava would likely account for the copper color influence retained on S flava morphology.
The small butterwort is a locally abundant yet uncommonly observed plant in habitats where it occurs. this species prefers very well drained moist sandy soils in the southeastern United States.
Though reported as an annual species, larger multi-crowned plants such as one in this series are indicative of multiple years of growth. This plant is somewhat sensitive to deep freezes and excessive moisture, so the appearance of an "annual" growth habit is commonly observed in the field.
Pinguicula pumila favors ground disturbance. Long periods of grass and shrub growth may reduce populations substantially over time. For this reason, roadsides and ditches with adequate hydrology are a common location to find the plants.
This critically endangered pitcher plant is one of the most charismatic and intriguing species of the genus. The morphology is shared by one other species, Nepenthes klossii, from New Guinea.
Of interest in these photos is that the plants with the very bright light background were perched on the edge of a cliff with a 1km drop immediately behind the plants. Likely the most dangerous place I have ever photographed.
Even with the recent discovery of several giant Nepenthes species in recent years, seeing this plant in its native habitat will likely be the highlight of observing tropical pitcher plants in the wild.
The all green or 'maxima' variant appears to be the predominant form of this species in the FMNF. The entire populations of several occurrences within the forest were composed of this form.
I'm not sure if this flower is Sarracenia purpurea or S. rosea. I think both species were present in the area I was shooting. The other plants and grasses were pretty tall. In the background you can see part of a pitcher, as well as a type of sundew called the Gulf Sundew or Dew Threads. Those are the light-colored stems. I'll be posting more of those, especially the pretty pink flowers.