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Pine Barrens 2007 Trip - pics

elgecko

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Friday morning our tour guide, Rich, took Gale and myself around to some sites to see some CP’s further east then what I usually go.

Rich brought some hybrids with him, 3 clones of Drosera intermedia x rotundifolia (Drosera x beleziana) and Drosera intermedia X Drosera filiformis called Drosera hybrida, which he was kind enough to share with us.
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The first stop was Webbs Mill Bog.

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Curly Grass Fern
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Then he took us to another site where Drosera filiformis grows all over the sand roads.

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The last site that Rich was kind enough to take us to was a site that has a hybrid of Drosera intermedia X Drosera filiformis called Drosera hybrida. This plant is much smaller then Drosera filiformis. The leaves do not come to a point and the tentacles do not start till further up the petiole then Drosera filiformis. Rich told us that at one time there was a bunch of Drosera filiformis growing here. When we looked there was none to be found, and only about 6 or 7 Drosera hybrida left.

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The group that made it this year, Ron and his wife (taking the picture), Mike, Gale, and myself.

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We took the boats to Batsto Lake and paddled upstream.

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Gale came across this plant. I believe that it is Drosera intermedia x rotundifolia (Drosera x beleziana).
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Then early Sunday Morning we went for a little paddle in Atsion Lake.

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We also saw lots of Drosera intermedia and Drosera rotundifolia around Atsion Lake, but no Drosera filiformis.
 
Cool! No way I'd go out there! What with the Jersey Devil!
 
Next year I will make it! Looks like it was a great trip.
 
Nice photos,I bet you had a great time!




Jerry
 
Looks like it was a great trip.
It was a great trip! The wildlife we saw & heard along w/ all of the CPs and great scenery was beyond my expectations. We had a blast!
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(check out that fish in the Osprey's talons - very cool)

Along w/ all the sights & sounds, it's also excellent to be able to sit down and talk CPs with a bunch of friends that you've either just met or have not seen for a year or so.
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IMO, the boats clearly added another dimension to the trip - allowing the discovery of wildlife & CPs we would never have found if we stayed on terra firma.
 
How cool! I love the roadside filiformis. What a great trip. Looks like you had some fun. I like the dual turtles, too. They look so happy together... Awwwwee!

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Man I wish I had been able to go! I may be heading out there later this year, I'll make sure to take some pics then.

It's pretty cool to see a natural drosera hybrid out there.
 
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Maybe next year I can talk the wife into doing this trip for our vacation. Looks like it was a lot of fun and my daughter would love the camping experience.
 
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Wow, awesome pictures! I bet you had a blast!
 
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