Banana Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Last week I made a long journey to visit two natural sites with Drosophyllum lusitanicum in Andalusia, Los Alcornocales, aprox. 620 meters under see level. That is really interesting to see Drosophyllum in such a dry habitat. First site is a sunny open space , the soil consists mainly of sandstone. Temperature 23C ( The sea is located about 40 km away,temperature by sea 30C) Soil consists mainly of absorbent sandstone, which is important to absorb and retain rainwater: Second site, under the branches of Cork Oak (Quercus suber), soil has a higher content of humus Drosophyllum growing on a slope Quercus suber View of the Los Alcornocales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Straubmuller Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Spectacular pics! Thx for sharing!!! Regards, Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miloslav Macháček Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 You,ve made a nice trip :-) Wonderful plants - great to see some new photos from their natural habitat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Considerin the conditions that most people seem to espousing (media and moisture), this sheds new light on reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisscool_38 Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) Nice really! It is so rare to see pictures of the pine sundew in its natural habitat. Thank you. Edited February 21, 2018 by kisscool_38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meizwang Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 love the habitat pics-thanks for sharing! Pretty shocking how dry it is out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Nijman Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Very nice habitat pictures! Also some Calluna vulgaris growing there it seems! Its not that far from Gilbraltar I guess. Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel G Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Pinheiro babosa (Slobbering pine :) ) They look great! I've never seen pictures of these in their natural habitat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 That is really amazing observe Drosophyllum in such dry habitat. I suppose that key factors are frequent morning fog, permeable soil moist at the roots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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