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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.
This is one of the rarest of the South American pitcher plants. Currently classified as a variant of H. minor, on casual observation appears to comprise less than 5% of populations of H minor in habitat.
This rare to uncommon natural hybrid is from the region of the type locality in North Carolina. Sarracenia xswaniana has been documented historically from one additional site in Georgia but disappeared from the location within the last 20 years before a voucher specimen could be deposited.
Sarracenia minor is at the extreme northern extent of its range in this region. Because there are very few known co-occurrences of S minor and S purpurea remaining in all native populations of the southeastern US, observing this hybrid in the wild is quite rare.
Fortunately these few remaining plants are located on private well-managed land under routine surveillance and their survival is relatively assured.
An extremely rare variant outside the Atlantic coastal region of the Carolinas. This is the only occurrence i have seen in Georgia - a single plant amongst a large population of S flava var rugellii.
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.
This spectacular pitcher plant is photographed in habitat from a location near the type locality. The moss forest in which this plant resides is truly amazing and unique among many habitats that I have observed.
Nepenthes jamban derives the species name from the Bahasa Indonesian word jamban, or toilet.
A very rare look at an upper pitcher of Nepenthes rajah. Plants at this location are among the largest I have seen in habitat with this individual vine measuring an estimated 5+ meters in height.
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.
These photos represent a population of yellow-flowered Sarracenia psittacina with normal ly colored pitchers. these plants are not Anthocyanin-free. This is one of several very small populations of this variant that I have observed in several states within the plant's range.
There has been much speculation about flower color variance in the Sarraceniaceae (when it occurs) as to whether this variation represents mutation or the influence of historic hybridization. I tend to believe that distant hybridization is the likely source for flower color variation in these populations.
On Wednesday May 7 it was forecast to be cooler and less windy so we decided to visit Tucson Botanical Gardens.
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Plants at this population are part of an extremely steep (80% grade) hillside seep. many Pinguicula macroceras at this site.
This variety of Sarracenia rubra is currently under review for new subspecies designation due to unique morphologic characters and geographic isolation.
This location represents just a small fraction of larger populations of this magnificent species in nature. A very easy location to visit and see it all within 5 minutes. Handicapped accessible and very easy to walk.
Pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea) in a wetland at the headwaters of Doe Run, a mountain stream in Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming County.
Conservation plants cultivated from natural populations in Alabama. A highly variable and attractive species under optimal growing conditions.
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.
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.
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.
Flower stalks of pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea) in a wetland at the headwaters of Doe Run, a mountain stream in Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming County.
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.
A newly emerged late summer pitcher. Somewhat unusual for this hybrid as it typically follows the growth habits of Sarracenia flava, becoming dormant by late summer and producing few to no pitchers after late July.
Pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea), Lycoming County, within the Devils Elbow Natural Area of Loyalsock State Forest.
The natural area, accessible via the blue-blazed Sand Spring Trail, comprises 400-plus acres of heavily forested land at the summit of Sullivan Mountain. The acreage includes several sphagnum bogs that form the headwaters of the North Branch Rock Run. Pitcher plants grow abundantly in the bogs.