Hola everyone! Haven't been able to post much lately because my internet access is extremely limited (just my phone unless I drive to find wi-fi), but this past weekend I went to De Soto National forest to check out the CPs and look for herps. I checked two new species off my list, Sarracenia psittacina and Drosera filiformis, which were awesome to see in the wild. Besides that, I went and checked out the apparently famous Buttercup Flats within the forest, which is supposed to be the largest stand of Sarracenia in the world at 100 acres or something like that. The meadow was filled with those two sarrs, and the ubiquitous Drosera rotundifolia as well (that one grows everywhere, even in dry areas).
I'm still on the lookout for S. flava, S. leucophylla, and S. minor to photograph, so I'll have to keep searching! Do they prefer a different type of habitat than S. alata and S. psittacina? Anyway, I'm sure you all just to see the photos, so here you go:
Pale Pitcher Plant and Thread-leaved Sundew by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Parrot Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Parrot Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Parrot Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Parrot Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Also, just for fun, here are some of the herps I've found in Mississippi so far:
Eastern Hognose Snake by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Yellow-bellied Watersnake by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Central Newt eating Eastern Spadefoot tadpole by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Midland Watersnake by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Southern Copperhead by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
I'm still on the lookout for S. flava, S. leucophylla, and S. minor to photograph, so I'll have to keep searching! Do they prefer a different type of habitat than S. alata and S. psittacina? Anyway, I'm sure you all just to see the photos, so here you go:
Pale Pitcher Plant and Thread-leaved Sundew by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Parrot Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Parrot Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Parrot Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Parrot Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Pale Pitcher Plant by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Also, just for fun, here are some of the herps I've found in Mississippi so far:
Eastern Hognose Snake by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Yellow-bellied Watersnake by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Central Newt eating Eastern Spadefoot tadpole by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Midland Watersnake by Natalie McNear, on Flickr
Southern Copperhead by Natalie McNear, on Flickr