S. flava and friends, Santa Rosa Co. FL
Jun 10, 2018 23:06:07 GMT -5
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Post by calen on Jun 10, 2018 23:06:07 GMT -5
Last week I had the great fortune to go down to FL, AL and MS and pull some 10 hour days boggin' with DirtyDivisions and a few other crazy fools. One of the many fantastic spots we visited was this good-sized seep complex in Santa Rosa Co. FL. I had not been to this site previously and was super excited to check it out. Present are S. leucophylla, S. x moorei, S. psittacina, and multiple color forms of S. flava. The seeps form discrete pockets and "rivers" of plants at the base of a shallow slope, and were loaded with sundews and brownish-red Sphagnum spp. as well.
The day was extremely hot with no cloud cover, which also made for pretty crappy photography light. Good thing I'm just plinking away with an iPhone - no "photography" here! LOL. This shot is looking back along the seepage contour and shows about 50% of the site - there are many other seepage areas behind where I was standing.
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Here is a gorgeous S. x moorei hybrid - these were surprisingly abundant and lovely considering that there was not a ton of S. leucophylla present at this bog. You can also see the gorgeous red flavas here. Not sure exactly what "variety" these would fall under. I think I would call the darkest of them highly infused ornatas, but this could vary based on the age of the trap - I bet many of these will go "full atro" by July-August.
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
The ornatas here were dark and spectacular.
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Look at the blackish tube and mouth on this clone - the color in the shot is accurate!
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Got a cloud overhead for some diffused light on this clone - not much of a break from the 90 degree heat though!
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Many of the ornatas were less infused but had other interesting traits. This clone has a crooked or leaned forward neck that was consistent on all its traps.
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
An Extreme Red Throat? The overall shape on this clone is also extremely reminiscent of many of the Bay Co. ornata / ERT plants from hundreds of miles further east. What's going on here?
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
An unwieldy giant clone
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
There were a few plants here that presented pretty solidly as var. atropurpurea, with a nice solid infusion throughout the entire pitcher. These were 1% or less of the plants at the site, however.
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Same clone, but a bit of yellow remains on this lid! I would not be surprised if that yellow infuses out in a couple weeks, but clearly the genetics here are not cut-and-dried per neat classification schemes.
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Not a ton of S. leucophylla at this location, but nearby bogs had it in abundance. This clone is typical of the "look" for the area.
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
A few more cool mooreis to end:
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
The day was extremely hot with no cloud cover, which also made for pretty crappy photography light. Good thing I'm just plinking away with an iPhone - no "photography" here! LOL. This shot is looking back along the seepage contour and shows about 50% of the site - there are many other seepage areas behind where I was standing.
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Here is a gorgeous S. x moorei hybrid - these were surprisingly abundant and lovely considering that there was not a ton of S. leucophylla present at this bog. You can also see the gorgeous red flavas here. Not sure exactly what "variety" these would fall under. I think I would call the darkest of them highly infused ornatas, but this could vary based on the age of the trap - I bet many of these will go "full atro" by July-August.
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
The ornatas here were dark and spectacular.
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Look at the blackish tube and mouth on this clone - the color in the shot is accurate!
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Got a cloud overhead for some diffused light on this clone - not much of a break from the 90 degree heat though!
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Many of the ornatas were less infused but had other interesting traits. This clone has a crooked or leaned forward neck that was consistent on all its traps.
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
An Extreme Red Throat? The overall shape on this clone is also extremely reminiscent of many of the Bay Co. ornata / ERT plants from hundreds of miles further east. What's going on here?
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
An unwieldy giant clone
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
There were a few plants here that presented pretty solidly as var. atropurpurea, with a nice solid infusion throughout the entire pitcher. These were 1% or less of the plants at the site, however.
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Same clone, but a bit of yellow remains on this lid! I would not be surprised if that yellow infuses out in a couple weeks, but clearly the genetics here are not cut-and-dried per neat classification schemes.
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Not a ton of S. leucophylla at this location, but nearby bogs had it in abundance. This clone is typical of the "look" for the area.
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
A few more cool mooreis to end:
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr
Untitled by Calen Hall, on Flickr