gardenofeden Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Utricularia vulgaris & Drosera rotundifolia at Malham Tarn, Yorkshire Dales National Park, England. I'm assuming its U.vulgaris, it has never flowered in all the years I've known it, but it is base-rich water. I cropped these photos before uploading but for some reason it has posted the originals... Carnivorous plants at Malham Tarn NNR. by gardenofeden67, on Flickr Carnivorous plants at Malham Tarn NNR. by gardenofeden67, on Flickr Carnivorous plants at Malham Tarn NNR. by gardenofeden67, on Flickr Carnivorous plants at Malham Tarn NNR. by gardenofeden67, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Nice to see some CP's in their natural environment here in the UK. As it's in the Dales the habitat is presumably safe from development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Beautiful pictures Stephen, thank you for sharing. Best regards, Rodrigo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted July 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Interesting fact: Charles Darwin was a regular visitor to Malham Tarn and so may have studied this population of Drosera rotundifolia.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Nijman Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 That Utricularia could be U. australis, that one flowers only under warmer conditions. U. vulgaris however flowers freely herein the west of the country, and its a much bigger plant. Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 The one thing I remember from my last visit there was how big the bladders on those plants were !!! I used to grow U. Vulgaris but the traps were nowhere near that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 I have been meaning to look at the quadrafid hairs but these are apparently not a very reliable character http://www.bsbi.org.uk/Utricularia_Crib.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Nijman Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 The one thing I remember from my last visit there was how big the bladders on those plants were !!! I used to grow U. Vulgaris but the traps were nowhere near that size. Well Utricularia vulgaris is very capable of catching tadpoles of the common toad, Bufo bufo! I had that in my former gardenpond. Every spring the traps where full with tadpoles. So a nasty killer it can be! Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted September 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Well believe it or not they are flowering, first time anyone can remember. Must be the long, hot summer! And they are actually australis....sorry for the poor specimen, almost the last flower still open, very muddy too.... Utricularia australis flower by gardenofeden67, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 (edited) Nice pictures !! I have the same species growing in my area, and im in canada!(Drosera rotundifolia, Utri vulgaris) but its hazardous going there because its a very big peatbog, and many cannabis grower hide there and they are very aggressive. So i try to avoid this place. Anyway, thanks for sharing :) Edited September 3, 2013 by Maiden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Interesting fact: Charles Darwin was a regular visitor to Malham Tarn and so may have studied this population of Drosera rotundifolia.... Nice ! Do you have a reference for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted September 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Reference for what? That he was a visitor, or that he studied the rotundifolia here? Darwin was pals with the original founder of the Malham estate and records show he visited. We know that he studied some of the habitats around the tarn and commented on the level of sheep grazing on parts, predicting the loss of heather through overgrazing (which happened). This is recorded in documents held by the National Trust. The studying of Drosera rotundifolia here is pure conjecture on my part, knowing his interest in the plant and knowing that he studied other habitats here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Nijman Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 There is a big population of Utricularia australis here in my town Leidschendam wich is very nice as it seems to be not a common plant in the Netherlands! It was flowering and that was the way I could verify that indeed it is U. australis. And the water is not that clean either, very strange they grow that well there! U. vulgaris I have seen recently at 2 other places, both with many flowers. U. vulgaris is also a bigger plant. U. australis seem to be often reluctant to flower. We have also Drosera rotundifolia here in town. So 2 carnivorous plants here in Leidschendam. Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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