MFS Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Happy New Year everyone! My Utricularia paulineae (thanks Sean!) decided to give me an awesome New Year's present and threw up a couple of flowers and a few developing new ones. So here it is to brighten your New Year's Eve. Enjoy!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFS Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 In case anyone is interested: Pentax K-5 camera. Pentax DFA 100mm f/2.8 Macro WR lens. Aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/20th, ISO 80. Shot in natural sunlight (through thin high cloud) coming through a window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Spence Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Nice. Mine hasn't flowered in about 7 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischermans Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Hello Nice picture and plant but sorry for me it looks much more like U.uniflora than like U.paulineae. Regards Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Wish I could get mine to flower. All it does is makes leaves - slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInactiveMoth Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 How tall are the flower stalks? I still don't actually know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Pretty flower! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Spence Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Hello Nice picture and plant but sorry for me it looks much more like U.uniflora than like U.paulineae. Regards Alexander The plant pictured in definitely U. paulineae and originates from Walpole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischermans Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) The plant pictured in definitely U. paulineae and originates from Walpole. Hello Sean Why can you be so sure? This one from Walpole on the picture from Christian Dietz looks quite different and for me more like a real U.paulineae. 1 But when you are sure it´s ok for me.Thank you for replying. Sorry and regards Alexander PS: Cristian sorry for hitchhicking your picture. Edited December 31, 2011 by fischermans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFS Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Easy: There is a central yellow palate ridge, which extends slightly beyond the limit of the surrounding ones. Utricularia uniflora, in contrast, has two parallel yellow ridges, terminating at the same level as the surrounding white or purple ones. In addition, the upper corolla lip in U. uniflora is usually emarginate, rather than broadly ovate, and about half the width:length of U. paulineae. I also noticed the floral bracts are narrowly lanceolate to linear in U. uniflora, and widely lanceolate to narrowly ovate in this one (but you can't see this in the photo). Here is U. uniflora for comparison: Hello Sean Why can you be so sure? This one from Walpole on the picture from Christian Dietz looks quite different and for me more like a real U.paulineae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischermans Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Easy: There is a central yellow palate ridge, which extends slightly beyond the limit of the surrounding ones. Utricularia uniflora, in contrast, has two parallel yellow ridges, terminating at the same level as the surrounding white or purple ones. In addition, the upper corolla lip in U. uniflora is usually emarginate, rather than broadly ovate, and about half the width:length of U. paulineae. I also noticed the floral bracts are narrowly lanceolate to linear in U. uniflora, and widely lanceolate to narrowly ovate in this one (but you can't see this in the photo). Here is U. uniflora for comparison: Hello Thank you for the explanation. Regards Alexander 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miloslav Macháček Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) Hi, Miguel - really great photo! This is very nice species - congratulations on flowers! P.S.: And aah yes - it's fine to see another pentax-guy around Edited January 1, 2012 by Miloslav Macháček Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFS Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 How tall are the flower stalks? I still don't actually know... Mine are about 10 cm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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