Bladderwort:
The astute reader might have noticed that the previous image had
very suspicious leaves growing in the muck. Suspicious indeed! Here is another view of the tiny leaves, and the dried
stalks of flowers. The dried flowers allowed for an easy identification of the plants as
Utricularia cornuta. It was interesting to see this plant growing on the rock surface, clinging to
the algae in the stream flow. It is the closest to a rheophyte or lithophyte that I have seen in the genus.
For a closer look, here is a bonus image of
the plant's leaves, and
the dried fruit.
Our fun complete, Jim took me to a site I had never seen before. This part of South Carolina has several closely set
Sarracenia jonesii sites, so the drive was short--this new site was only about 2 km away!
