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Ware Co, GA clone S.
I have confirmed that the population these plants originally came from are now extinct. I was told in the past you could find these plants everywhere on the sides of the road. Today, the timber industry has plowed the fields and planted non-native trees in their place. There's even signs on the main road showing that the US Forestry Department supports such efforts...it's pretty easy to mislead people when you tell them you're reforesting the area...
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes sp.) found in Mount Hamiguitan Range, San Isidro, Davao Oriental. Taken from Nov 29-Dec 1, 2009)
A Yellow Pitcherplant (Sarracenia flava) growing at Dickerson Pond in Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park, Florida.
From the state park's web page:
The Yellow River Marsh Preserve protects one of Florida's last remaining tracts of wet prairie, including the largest community of pitcher plants in the state. The carnivorous plants flourish here, passively trapping insects in specialized tube-shaped leaves and absorbing nutrients from their decomposing prey. The preserve is located in Santa Rosa County on Garcon Point, which separates Escambia Bay from Blackwater Bay. Nearly 20 rare and endangered species of plants and animals make their homes along the bay and its wet prairies, dome swamps, and flatwoods. There are no recreational facilities in the preserve, but the sweeping landscapes of the pitcher plant prairies offer a tremendous opportunity for photography and nature appreciation. A small parking area and public access point are located at the intersection of Dickerson City Road and Garcon Point Road (CR-191).
Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Nepenthes ampullaria Jack. Nepenthaceae. CN: [Malay - Akar periuk kera, Periuk kera, Cerek-cerek], regional vernacular names - Kantong teko, Ketakong betul, Katidieng boruak; Pitcher plant, Monkey-pot. Native to Thailand, Malesia (Brunei, Indonesia - Irian Jaya, Kalimantan, Sumatra, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore). Habitat - secondary forest and forest margin. Also planted as ornamental.
Ref and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2384963
Sarracenia hybrid - 8X10 wet plate collodion negative on glass.
Made with the Deardorff and the 12" Ektar lens (wonderful old piece of glass!). Collodion used: Coffer's "#7 for negatives" and appropriate developer.
macro of pitcher plant
Potted Plants Gallery, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
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I was shooting randomly this afternoon, hoping for a decent shot of the day. As it is, I ended up with four. Sometimes I think I worry too much. Not that I was worried. But I do like to get a somewhat memorable shot for my Project 365 shot. This one isn't it. Not today. But pitcher plants never fail to please.
The pitcher plant is a carnivorous plant of acidic wetlands. Like many plants of this ecotype, the pitcher plant suppliments its diet with insects that it traps to overcome the otherwise nutrient-poor habitat of the bog.
Sarracenia 'Adrian Slack' is a natural Sarracenia moorei hybrid named for the Englishman who helped popularize carnivorous plants through the publication of his two books: "Carnivorous Plants" (1979, 2005) & "Insect Eating Plants & How to Grow Them" (1986, 2006).
More on the story here:
www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/Species/v29n4p116_122.html
This is the flower.
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes sp.) found in Mount Hamiguitan Range, San Isidro, Davao Oriental. Taken from Nov 29-Dec 1, 2009)
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes sp.) found in Mount Hamiguitan Range, San Isidro, Davao Oriental. Taken from Nov 29-Dec 1, 2009)
Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea), one of several species of Sarracenia found in the Green Swamp near Wilmington, North Carolina. In this species there is no canopy or hood over the pitcher, leaving it open to the rain.
there's two clones in this tub-in the foreground is the clone from Baldwin Co, AL, and the clones in the back are "AJ01".
Alan Cressler and Steve Bowling joined me on this trip to photograph the rare pitcher plant, Sarracenia jonesii in the upstate of South Carolina...
Here are the remaining photos I took on this past weekend's day trip to a couple of South Carolina's upstate Heritage Preserves. There are always some interesting plants to see up there no matter what time of the year you visit. It just happens that spring time brings out some of the most interesting of the flowers...
pitcherplants
4/8/10 - a friend found this link- Philippine pitcherplants are nature's rat poison.
www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6041241/Rat-eating-pl...
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes sp.) found in Mount Hamiguitan Range, San Isidro, Davao Oriental. Taken from Nov 29-Dec 1, 2009)
The Pitcher Plant Collection is found in the bog plants area adjacent to the Pond in the Phyllis Bentall Garden.
VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver, BC Canada
Photo credit: Nancy Wong
Photo taken: July 3, 2013
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap. It has been widely assumed that the various sorts of pitfall trap evolved from rolled leaves, with selection pressure favouring more deeply cupped leaves over evolutionary time. However, some pitcher plant genera (such as Nepenthes) are placed within clades consisting mostly of flypaper traps: this indicates that this view may be too simplistic, and some pitchers may have evolved from the common ancestors of today's flypaper traps by loss of mucilage.
In this side view of a mature Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia) flower, the red canopy on top is a set of 5 sepals, and the "umbrella" below is a set of 5 fused styles. The purpose of the styles is to receive the pollen so that the ovary can develop seeds. The pollen is deposited on the upper surface of the styles.
Inside the flower you can see the developing ovary. Around the top of the ovary are the circular scars of the anthers that have fallen off. The horizontal brown streak is where one of the 5 petals had been attached.
I presume that all of the red Sarracenia flowers I saw in the Green Swamp were Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea). I also saw pitchers for Sweet Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia rubra), but I don't recall seeing any in bloom.
Location: The Green Swamp near Wilmington, North Carolina