2008-05-03 Day trip to the Green Swamp, North Carolina
2008-05-04 On May 4, I made a trip to one of the special areas that is part of the greater Green Swamp in Brunswick County, North Carolina. The area is called Myrtle Head Savannah, and it is managed by The Nature Conservancy. Just this past winter, the fire crew conducted a "hot" burn on the property, and the results are outstanding. Most of the Sarracenia flava had already bloomed by the end of April, but the new pitchers were out and quite easy to see without the tall, savannah grasses that are usually at this site.
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Sarracenia flava - mixed varieties - In great shape after the prescribed burn
Sarracenia flava - mixed varieties
Sarracenia flava - mixed varieties
Sarracenia flava var. cuprea
Sarracenia flava var. cuprea
Sarracenia flava - mixed varieties
Sarracenia flava var. flava
Sarracenia flava var. flava
Sarracenia flava var. flava (bordering on var. ornata)
Sarracenia flava var. atropurpurea - a very rare find in North Carolina - I've been looking for this one for a long time
Sarracenia flava var. atropurpurea
Sarracenia flava var. atropurpurea - early pitchers whose color will deepen over time
Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa
Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa
Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa
Sarracenia Xcatesbaei (S. purpurea subsp. venosa X S. flava) - older pitchers were mowed last fall
Dionaea muscipula - note S. Xcatesbaei in upper left