Pale pitchers:
Now this was very interesting. As I circled the pond, I found that in some areas the ground was nearly completely
covered with decumbent Sarracenia purpurea pitchers, as you can see in this
image taken with a very wide-angle lens.
This was thrilling to see that the species still occurred at the site. But it was particularly
fascinating that these plants, which grew in fairly high light levels, were so very pale. Again, as at the acidic
Massachusetts site of the previous day, it was as if I were facing
semi-veinless plants. I kept my eyes open for Sarracenia purpurea f.
heterophylla, but never saw any.
Mind you, I was happy enough just having found the Utricularia and Drosera,
but having worked so hard on my tortuous overland journey, I felt well-rewarded by the presence of the
Sarracenia purpurea.
