Sundews:
Why, it is a sundew, of course! In fact, it
is Drosera anglica, a fairly uncommon sundew for California. Rare
for the sunshine state, indeed, but this plant is found in many northern
and chilly bogs of
the world. Current thought is that it
evolved via natural hybridization (between D. linearis and
D. rotundifolia) in the Great Lakes region.
Even though this plant is globally widespread and so maybe a little
mundane for some, I wonder if the Californian plants
are a little "special"--I am frequently impressed at how
long and narrow their leaves can be. Focus on the plant just to the
right of center in this photograph. Do you see the plant with very
long, vertically oriented leaves? Perhaps you cannot
see it quite properly in this photograph, so let me show you another.
