Sarracenia purpurea in Newfoundland
Sept 25, 2014 21:12:07 GMT -5
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Post by hal on Sept 25, 2014 21:12:07 GMT -5
Sarracenia purpurea subsp. purpurea is the provincial flower of Newfoundland and Labrador - where the plant grows in abundance in the acidic sphagnum peat bogs and fens which form atop the bedrock. These photos were taken at Little Cobb’s Pond in Gander, located on the northwest corner of the island.
The Rotary Club in Gander has started rehabilitating this area and has installed boardwalks throughout. The old railway line, which is now part of the Trans Canada Trail runs through this area as well.
A typical bog section with lichens, sedge grasses, low bushes, sphagnum moss and S. purpurea. Can you find them?
The plants are easy to spot if you look for their flower heads.
This one looks worse for wear, perhaps the victim of a harsh winter or maybe a snack for the Woodland Caribou which live on the island..
Where the plants are more shaded they're usually greener in colour but this isn't a hard and fast rule. I saw specimens ranging from green to orange to dark red.
Pitchers are relatively small at about 10-12cm in length. Sometimes they have to compete with the sphagnum for the sun.
These specimens are a deep maroon red.
The Rotary Club in Gander has started rehabilitating this area and has installed boardwalks throughout. The old railway line, which is now part of the Trans Canada Trail runs through this area as well.
A typical bog section with lichens, sedge grasses, low bushes, sphagnum moss and S. purpurea. Can you find them?
The plants are easy to spot if you look for their flower heads.
This one looks worse for wear, perhaps the victim of a harsh winter or maybe a snack for the Woodland Caribou which live on the island..
Where the plants are more shaded they're usually greener in colour but this isn't a hard and fast rule. I saw specimens ranging from green to orange to dark red.
Pitchers are relatively small at about 10-12cm in length. Sometimes they have to compete with the sphagnum for the sun.
These specimens are a deep maroon red.
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We also have cloudberry up here. 
