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Post by doug on Feb 24, 2008 16:47:11 GMT -5
An unusual group of pings on the side of the cliff. There was no bog near this spot.
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Post by tom on Feb 24, 2008 16:53:16 GMT -5
A lot of Pinguicula vulgaris don't grow in bogs, in fact they occurs most often in wet calcerous cliffs. Nice pics! In my case, i only saw a few plants growing in spagnum by the side of a creek, otherwise, they were on a cliff in a clay mixture
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Post by kd on Feb 24, 2008 18:21:08 GMT -5
I've even seen them growing on the sides of trees, although they were in a fen.
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Post by lloyd on Feb 24, 2008 20:05:33 GMT -5
I saw a whole bunch growing in the Rockies on a scree surface that was wet from meltwater.
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Post by vraev on Feb 25, 2008 10:38:07 GMT -5
Wow! What a fantasic sight.
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Post by Rick Hillier on Feb 25, 2008 11:03:29 GMT -5
I've also seen them (P. vulgaris) at the top of the cliffs in Elora Gorge. i can remember as a younger fellow (a long time ago) climbing down and having my very nervous mother lower a margarine container down on a rope so I could collect a couple of specimens. She was nervous because the river was "raging" below me and the sight from her angle was scary.
I still razz her to this day about it.
>>> Rick <<<
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Post by vraev on Feb 25, 2008 22:55:18 GMT -5
thats why Rick....my policy is that on CP expeditions... RULE number 1:; DO NOT TAKE YOUR PARENTS. Sheesh! lol! they worry tooo much. lol! I remember that I was having soo much fun walking through the outdoor areas of the RBC and then I suddenly shouted snake in excitement and my mom was like ... "WE ARE LEAVING". lol! SHe convinced my dad as well. LESSON LEARNT!!! LOL! I want peace and serenity to observe nature without nagging.
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Post by doug on Feb 27, 2008 19:20:02 GMT -5
Here is the same pings from a different angle
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