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CPs in Butterfly Valley


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In September of last year I visted Butterfly Valley in northeastern California. The site is known mostly for Darlingtonia californica, but Drosera rotundifolia also grows there. In the past Utricularia minor and Utricularia macrorhiza also grew there but I didn't see any while I was there. California has been in a severe drought, so I was surprised to see that this area had enough water to support these carnivorous plants. Even so, there was basically no standing water (which explains the lack of Utricularia) and it looked like several of the Darlingtonia had either died or gone dormant due to lack of water. It was my first time seeing carnivorous plants in my home country.

 

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Hard to believe that CPs could grow in a place like this.

 

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Sign at the beginning of the trail to the habitat.

 

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The clearing with some Darlingtonia visible in the center.

 

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A closer look at the Darlingtonia.

 

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This place was pretty shaded but there were still Darlingtonia growing there.

 

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I assume this was where the Utricularia would have been had there been more water.

 

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A pretty depressing sight.

 

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And here are some pictures of the Drosera rotundifolia:

 

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I can only imagine how much better the plants would have looked a few years ago. It has rained quite a bit over the last few months, so I can only hope that these plants are doing better than when I visited them.

Edited by Mujinamo
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