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  • Gray Ghost
    46er#6729
    • Sep 2004
    • 1319
    #1

    Carnivorous Plants in the ADKs!

    Yes, there are carnivorous plants in the Adirondacks. While flipping through an ADK wildflower field guide, I discovered that the Northern Pitcher Plant makes its home here. I was out on a camping trip over the weekend and discovered some. As soon as I figure out how to resize my digital photos, I took a couple of pics that I'm pretty proud of, I'll post them on this thread. I don't want to give away the location because it is pretty remote, but I will say that they grow only in sphagnum moss bogs. If anyone has any idea how I can resize the pics (I have iphoto on my mac) please let me know.
    -GG
    http://www.adkwildernessguide.com
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    • Dick
      somewhere out there...
      • Jan 2004
      • 2821
      #2
      Originally posted by Gray Ghost
      Yes, there are carnivorous plants in the Adirondacks. While flipping through an ADK wildflower field guide, I discovered that the Northern Pitcher Plant makes its home here. I was out on a camping trip over the weekend and discovered some. As soon as I figure out how to resize my digital photos, I took a couple of pics that I'm pretty proud of, I'll post them on this thread. I don't want to give away the location because it is pretty remote, but I will say that they grow only in sphagnum moss bogs. If anyone has any idea how I can resize the pics (I have iphoto on my mac) please let me know.
      -GG
      GG, we had never heard of pitcher plants being in the Adirondacks until today, when we read through a lean-to register at Millman Pond (east of Lake George). Someone posted having seen these plants (we didn't see any, though). Coincidentally, your post is the second reference we've seen - two references in one day! I checked and found that they are indeed in the Adirondacks. Looking forward to your pics!

      Dick

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        • marzrw
          Member
          • Mar 2005
          • 1571
          #3
          Check out the photography thread with Gary Dean, he is very knowledgeable and someonr I believe brought up Macs in that thread. Pitcher plants are cool, I have seen them.
          "The way I see it, you're hooked.Trout have you. Another soul lost." Elias Wonder, The Earth is Enough by Harry Middleton

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            • Boreal Chickadee
              Member
              • Jul 2004
              • 1648
              #4
              Sundew can also be found in the bogs of the Adirondacks. Look for it on logs submerged at the shores of acidic ponds. A real meat-eater
              Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
              It's about learning to dance in the rain.

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                • redhawk
                  Senior Resident Curmudgeon
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 10929
                  #5
                  I took pictures pitcher plants a couple of years ago up at Buckhorn lake in Piseco and yes they are in a spaghum moss bog on the West Side of the lake.

                  Beautiful plant!
                  "If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. Johnson

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                    • KevynJJ
                      Beer Drinkin' Mtn Man
                      • Jan 2005
                      • 47
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Gray Ghost
                      Yes, there are carnivorous plants in the Adirondacks. While flipping through an ADK wildflower field guide, I discovered that the Northern Pitcher Plant makes its home here. I was out on a camping trip over the weekend and discovered some. As soon as I figure out how to resize my digital photos, I took a couple of pics that I'm pretty proud of, I'll post them on this thread. I don't want to give away the location because it is pretty remote, but I will say that they grow only in sphagnum moss bogs. If anyone has any idea how I can resize the pics (I have iphoto on my mac) please let me know.
                      -GG
                      Here's a pict I took at Silver Lake Bog. There is a board walk over the bog, so the public can enjoy the bog with out causing damage to the fragile habitat.

                      -Kev
                      "To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering" -Aldo Leopold

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                        • KevynJJ
                          Beer Drinkin' Mtn Man
                          • Jan 2005
                          • 47
                          #7
                          Speaking of plants, keep an eye on the ground for the spring ephemerals. The flowering plants I have seen so far have been .. Dutchman's Breeches, Red, White, and Painted Trillium, Bluets, Hepatica, Spring Beauty, Wild Strawberry, Bellwort, Bloodroot, and Pink Lady Slipper. It's been a relatively cold spring, so the flowers are having a slow start.

                          -Kev
                          "To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering" -Aldo Leopold

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                            • Gray Ghost
                              46er#6729
                              • Sep 2004
                              • 1319
                              #8
                              Pics

                              Alright, I'm attempting to post the photos. If nothing appears, I guess i messed up!
                              http://www.adkwildernessguide.com

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                                • Gray Ghost
                                  46er#6729
                                  • Sep 2004
                                  • 1319
                                  #9
                                  Cool, it worked. Here's another, slightly better shot. I'm pretty proud of this shot, though it is harder to appreciate when scaled back.
                                  http://www.adkwildernessguide.com

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                                    • AdkWiley
                                      Member
                                      • Mar 2005
                                      • 331
                                      #10
                                      in the new adirondack life issue there is an article on teh pitcher plants, good read, its either in the june or teh 2005 guide to teh outdoors edition. oh and does anyone knwo what type of flower i saw , it looks liek apainted trilium but its white with a pinkish hue on the very inside of the petals. i dont have a great wildflower book, ihtink its older than my grandparents. hmm maybe i should upgrade haha - wiley
                                      "It's not where your from, it's where your at."

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                                        • KevynJJ
                                          Beer Drinkin' Mtn Man
                                          • Jan 2005
                                          • 47
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by AdkWiley
                                          in the new adirondack life issue there is an article on teh pitcher plants, good read, its either in the june or teh 2005 guide to teh outdoors edition. oh and does anyone knwo what type of flower i saw , it looks liek apainted trilium but its white with a pinkish hue on the very inside of the petals. i dont have a great wildflower book, ihtink its older than my grandparents. hmm maybe i should upgrade haha - wiley
                                          Sounds like a painted trillium to me. 3 whole, whorled leaves and 3 flower parts. White petals with pink on the inside.

                                          -Kev
                                          "To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering" -Aldo Leopold

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                                            • redhawk
                                              Senior Resident Curmudgeon
                                              • Jan 2004
                                              • 10929
                                              #12
                                              Pitcher Plant at Buckhorn Lake

                                              Whats not to like??

                                              Beautiful and it eats black flies and other bugs:
                                              "If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. Johnson

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                                                • redhawk
                                                  Senior Resident Curmudgeon
                                                  • Jan 2004
                                                  • 10929
                                                  #13
                                                  Another view of a Northern Pitcher Plant

                                                  A better view for identification
                                                  "If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it." Lyndon B. Johnson

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                                                    • swizzlenutz
                                                      Professional Bottle Digger
                                                      • Sep 2004
                                                      • 214
                                                      #14
                                                      Sundew's in the Adirondacks?!?

                                                      Do they look like this? I also threw in another pitcher plant flower. Strangely beautiful. You gotta love it. I've seen the pitcher plants on several adirondack lakes. I've only seen the sundews on one lake. I hope these pics uploaded alright and I hope you enjoy them. Swiz
                                                      Square Peg, Round Hole, Big Hammer!!

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                                                        • Boreal Chickadee
                                                          Member
                                                          • Jul 2004
                                                          • 1648
                                                          #15
                                                          yes, your first three shots are of sundew
                                                          Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
                                                          It's about learning to dance in the rain.

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