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Post by Dennis Z on Jul 29, 2015 17:35:33 GMT -5
After a few experiences searching for carnivorous plants on a kayak, I have a few tips that would make a first timer's experience very fruitful. Any experienced "bogger" please feel free to add in!
1. Look for grassy areas that do not have many shrubs and trees over hanging the shore. Most shrubs and trees out compete pitcher and sundew plants for light and space, so do not strain your eyes looking in the shrubs.
2. Sphagnum moss= Carnivorous plants. Usually, flats of sphagnum moss provide perfect environments for native carnivores and usually when you see a colony of sphagnum moss, they will be some pitcher or sundew plants growing in it. I've seen the most spectacular specimens nestled in the moss.
3. Look for "islands" or floating wood. Countless times, I've seen sundews growing on floating pieces of wood and stumps sticking out of the water. Sometimes the "stumps" will have a very sandy substrate and the constant moisture of the wood seems to be perfect for sundews. You won't find any pitcher plants on wood but you might find a spectacular colony of D. rotundifolia, D. intermedia or hybrids between the two.
4. Look for the flowers/seed pods. It's difficult to spot a pitcher plant within tall grass or a colony of sundews from a far. Look for the flowers/ ripening seed pod on mature pitcher plants and sundews when scanning an area. Sundews are a bit easier to spot because you will see some red "things" which most of the time, are the sundews.
Hope this helps!
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Post by lloyd on Jul 29, 2015 17:38:15 GMT -5
Sounds pretty good. Also of course, low lying wet areas in poor soils.
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Post by kiwipete on Aug 31, 2015 2:34:30 GMT -5
I also keep an eye out for native terrestrial orchids, they tend to like the same habitats.
KP.
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Post by vraev on Sept 24, 2015 2:08:02 GMT -5
Sorry to bring up this old thread...but any tips on finding some CPs in ontario? I am planning on hitting up Bruce grey simcoe sometime this fall after i am done defending. I really want to hit up all the 10 waterfalls. Any carnivores in that area?
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Post by lloyd on Sept 24, 2015 8:54:29 GMT -5
Is this your PhD thesis? What's the subject?
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Post by vraev on Sept 27, 2015 1:08:39 GMT -5
Is this your PhD thesis? What's the subject? Yup! Its Med. sci. : Infection & Immunity
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Post by lloyd on Sept 27, 2015 6:56:36 GMT -5
Pretty impressive. Vraev PhD.
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Post by vraev on Sept 27, 2015 12:39:48 GMT -5
Pretty impressive. Vraev PhD. lol thanks. It has been a long long long time coming.
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Post by H2O on Sept 27, 2015 13:47:03 GMT -5
That's pretty awesome man, dedication!
I know of some bogs in those areas, you could hit up the Marl bogs too. Shoot me a PM and we can talk about it.
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Post by vraev on Sept 27, 2015 23:06:38 GMT -5
Sounds good Justin. Will do. Hopefully sometime in october end/ november. I'll msg u about it. thanks btw. Dedication.....its more accurately the sense of "neediness of the familiar". Once u are in..u just don't want to leave...but there are times... (specifically right now for example ) when u really really hate the whole process a lot and want to quit...but can't because u r too far in.
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Post by Dennis Z on Sept 27, 2015 23:21:18 GMT -5
Sorry to bring up this old thread...but any tips on finding some CPs in ontario? I am planning on hitting up Bruce grey simcoe sometime this fall after i am done defending. I really want to hit up all the 10 waterfalls. Any carnivores in that area? I'm not 100% sure if there are any carnivores in that area, but I'm sure you'll find at least a D.rotundifolia if you look hard enough. Usually I explore waterways with a kayak since most CP's tend to be out of reach by foot, unless you wear knee-high boots. The tips I listed above should apply to most bogs. Try to look for clearings and near shorelines where shrubs have not taken over. Another thing I forgot to mention is look for flower stalks. Sometimes S.purpurea can be hidden in long grasses and drosera may be hard to spot from a distance. The flower stalks are quite distinctive for a CP grower and it's sort of like a "flag" telling you "I'm a carnivore, come here". I found an AF S.purpurea hidden in long green grasses by simply looking for flower stalks. I saw the unique yellow flower with swelling ovaries, which gave the plant's location away. I hope that this helps ^. Update us if you find any CP's on your adventure and possibly share tips for spotting them with us.
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Post by troutddicted on Sept 28, 2015 13:02:20 GMT -5
Get an elevation map and find lakes in lower elevations - these are typically peat lakes. Lakes with no cliffs or steep drop offs on the map are tell tale signs of such lakes. Good luck and happy hunting
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Post by vraev on Sept 29, 2015 0:42:20 GMT -5
Sorry to bring up this old thread...but any tips on finding some CPs in ontario? I am planning on hitting up Bruce grey simcoe sometime this fall after i am done defending. I really want to hit up all the 10 waterfalls. Any carnivores in that area? I'm not 100% sure if there are any carnivores in that area, but I'm sure you'll find at least a D.rotundifolia if you look hard enough. Usually I explore waterways with a kayak since most CP's tend to be out of reach by foot, unless you wear knee-high boots. The tips I listed above should apply to most bogs. Try to look for clearings and near shorelines where shrubs have not taken over. Another thing I forgot to mention is look for flower stalks. Sometimes S.purpurea can be hidden in long grasses and drosera may be hard to spot from a distance. The flower stalks are quite distinctive for a CP grower and it's sort of like a "flag" telling you "I'm a carnivore, come here". I found an AF S.purpurea hidden in long green grasses by simply looking for flower stalks. I saw the unique yellow flower with swelling ovaries, which gave the plant's location away. I hope that this helps ^. Update us if you find any CP's on your adventure and possibly share tips for spotting them with us. Get an elevation map and find lakes in lower elevations - these are typically peat lakes. Lakes with no cliffs or steep drop offs on the map are tell tale signs of such lakes. Good luck and happy hunting Thanks guys. I'll keep u all updated. Perhaps we can make a group trip to check out some of our local carnivores.
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Post by hal on Sept 29, 2015 6:52:49 GMT -5
There's lots of pings, purps, utrics and drosera up that way. The marl bogs along Lake Huron are well-known for carnivorous plants. Petrel Point and Singing Sands Beach near Dorcas Bay are a couple of locations. By late October/early November the plants may be hibernating, though, but the purps should be visible.
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Post by vraev on Sept 30, 2015 0:02:56 GMT -5
Thanks Hal. Good to know. I was hoping autumn would be a great time to catch them purps in some good colour.
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