Sundews:
When we were
finished with McGee Meadow, we drove a short distance towards the north end of Lake McDonald. I had learned that a wetland
in the area had developed floating Sphagnum mats, so I had hopes it might provide good
carnivorous plant habitat. We had spent more time than expected at McGee Meadow, so we had only a little time before dusk.
We hiked to our target wetland--a small pond--and
explored its perimeter. I kept a close eye on the time as we searched as I wanted to have
plenty of time to hike back to our car before sunset. I had absolutely no interest in being
caught in the woods at night.
After a few time-consuming false starts, we finally found the sphagnous mat. It was very small, little more than
a lip of growth extending from the shoreline. On it we found these very pretty
Drosera rotundifolia.
