Hi all,

already they made some weeks that I did not found CPs in the nature. 8) These I found to perhaps, when stopping for, say, "emptying the bladder" (pee ) when he came back toward my city (I study in the capital of my state, Florianópolis). As I did not have camera in the day :? , I returned today to register the images (the place is accurate the 31 km of my house) in the City of Joinville, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. I wait that they like

This is the place, that sees it does not judge its potential, I myself passed many times for this road (SC 301) without stopping.



What and it called the attention had been the Xyris sp. (thanks for identification, Paulo Minatel) that here were blossoming (here without flower, therefore already was later... a lot of sun). A strong indication, therefore already had seen in others habitats to them of CPs.



Another interesting thing that I found was this small terrestrial orquidea Habenaria sp. (Thanks for identification, Paulo Minatel):



OK, OK... I know that you they are interested in other plants. 8) Here a oversize Drosera communis, in the shadow of the high grass.



Another Drosera communis, however more compact and red:



Plant with spare:



Good, but I did not find more species and the sun was well hot...
I decided to look at other places the house way. In a small lake I found this Utricularia that to be will be a Utricularia gibba is the greater that I already saw:





Regards.

Carlos.

Sorry for my poor english

English seemed fine to me, Carlos - I could understand everything.

Thanks for the field images.

If it gives to understand, is OK, but if they concentrate in the images

Thanks Earl

Hi Carlos,

Very good photographs, thanks for sharing with us!
The Xyris in your 2nd photo can clearly be identified as X. jupicai (the weediest of all neotropical Xyris, common in South America) by its broad, roundish brwon bracts with green marking without any stripes. I know this species from the savannas of Venezuela, where it grows abundandly, too.

Xyris is a very good indicator for CPs like Utrics and Drosera, (as are Eriocaulaceae): It only grows on nutrient poor acidic and wet soils and it's bright yellow flowers can easily be spotted from the car. ;) That's one of the few CP accomanying plants "CP hunters" should know ;).

I have to admit that in some CP habitats, I was even more fascinated by the diversity of Xyris ("yellow eyed grass" or "grass lilies", but it's neither related to grasses nor to lilies, it's a family of it's own, Xyridaceae) than by the CPs. I know, shame on me! ;)

All the best,

Andreas

Thanks Andreas,

As it is a place that step to each 15 days I intend to take off new photos for you to be helped to identify this Xiris sp. (it must be same X. jupicai). I find that it had plus a species, beyond three Eleocharis sp., but no had Eriocaulaceae, possibly they had still not arrived at this place, maybe...

Cheers.

Carlos.

Edited: Here it gives to have a better idea of the size of the plant.

It was of ticket for the same point and, even so it was raining "cats and dogs", I decided to make a stop to catch one cooled 8) :

1) Rain, rainy day, with cold and fog (habitat)...



2) This is a Drosera communis that I called "gigante" (giant):



3) This is one Drosera communis in "normal size", with rounded and reddest leves:



Regards

Nice pictures, it's a pity that D.communis is so rare in cultivation

Hi people,

I open again this topic to post new shots of sphagnum moss ad Drosera communis this little habitat.







Regards.

Carlos.

Hi Carlos,

those are great photos! Particularly the second one.
Thanks for sharing.

Best wishes.

Hi Carlos,

very nice pictures.
It´s always interesting to see them growing in nature.

Thanks for sharing them.

Best regards,

Dani

Thanks for sharing Carlos, as Dani says its always nice to see pics of CP's growing in the wild

Heather

Brilliant photos & plants thanks for sharing!

Maybe I have seen that Drosera communis growing in bogs near Sao Joaqium in Santa Catarina a couple of years ago. Very little green plants. Well I have seen nicer species. But those on the pictures look nice.

Alexander

Thanks for comments,

Alexandrer: This green Drosera communis grow in ful sun?

This is a Drosera viridis, (from Serra de Ponta Grossa, Campo Largo, Paraná State, Brazil):



I saw D. communis only in Santa Catarina State, I didn't saw D. viridis, do you have pictures?

Regards.

Carlos.