Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa Montgomery Co, NC
Aug 12, 2021 12:54:04 GMT -5
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Post by meizzwang on Aug 12, 2021 12:54:04 GMT -5
You know that scene in Jurassic Park when the peeps were inside their car in the middle of the jungle, and they hear huge footsteps, followed by ripples in the cup of water...... wondering what the heck is out there? Well, that's sorta like the experience my friend Damon and I had in Montgomery...it was midnight and we decided to go find any motel that we could find, so we stopped at the first one we could see off the highway. Right when I pulled in, there were 2 police officers with their lights going and tons of people in the motel standing outside of their door, trying to see what happened. An ambulance had just pulled out and rushed back onto the road. Damon had a very long face, and I innocently told him that I'm going to the office to see if there's a room available. He said, "are you kidding?!" We ended up going across the street to an even sketchier motel, and there were tons of shady looking characters everywhere, walking in the dark in the parking lot! Remeber, it's midnight, what are so many people doing up, walking around? I parked the car right at the entrance of the office, paid for a room, got back into the car, and then drove close to where our room was. We knew there was some sketchy stuff going on out in the dark, but we couldn't see anyone or anything! I told Damon, "okay, here's the plan. grab our luggage as fast as we can, run into our room, and lock the door." The second we opened the door, just like Jurrassic park, random heads came out of nowhere and started rushing towards our us! We quickly grabbed all of our stuff, baller-speed, ran into the motel, shut/locked the door, closed the curtains, and then we were safe! NEVER AGAIN!!!!
Okay, that was Montgomery, Alabama, but every time I look at these seedlings from Montgomery Co, NC, it reminds me of that experience, LOL
So back to the actual plants: I think these originate from a protected site more inland (away from the coast) that is in an unusual hilly habitat, it's not your typical carnivorous plant savanna! The area today is somewhat shaded with tall but sparse trees, although I believe the site is managed and burned. Whatever the case may be, these genetics are very unique, and I do see some signs of historic introgression with S. flava var. flava.
S. purpurea ssp. venosa Montgomery Co, NC, pics tkaen 8/12/21: The parents of this clone or the grandparents could have easily been a catesbaei:
Some individuals almost remind me of the tattnall Co, GA population:
maybe a bit too early to tell what's going on with this clone, almost montana-ey with a weird shape:
great diversity!
These plants have just started putting on some real growth. In the next few weeks, I'll update this thread, should be some more exciting traps to look at, so stay tuned!
Okay, that was Montgomery, Alabama, but every time I look at these seedlings from Montgomery Co, NC, it reminds me of that experience, LOL
So back to the actual plants: I think these originate from a protected site more inland (away from the coast) that is in an unusual hilly habitat, it's not your typical carnivorous plant savanna! The area today is somewhat shaded with tall but sparse trees, although I believe the site is managed and burned. Whatever the case may be, these genetics are very unique, and I do see some signs of historic introgression with S. flava var. flava.
S. purpurea ssp. venosa Montgomery Co, NC, pics tkaen 8/12/21: The parents of this clone or the grandparents could have easily been a catesbaei:
Some individuals almost remind me of the tattnall Co, GA population:
maybe a bit too early to tell what's going on with this clone, almost montana-ey with a weird shape:
great diversity!
These plants have just started putting on some real growth. In the next few weeks, I'll update this thread, should be some more exciting traps to look at, so stay tuned!