River Waihaha Track, Pureora National Forest, North Island, New Zealand
01.01.2012
We came across a patch of sundew plants in a rather unexpected place along the trail, just a the base of a rather wet vertical slope on one side of the path.
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Sundews possibly Drosera binata | | | |
To my inexpert eye these plants look very similar to the ones that we found in Fiordland NP, see
http://maria-fremlin.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/carnivorous-plants-in-fiordland.html
Here they did seem to have accumulated a lot of dew or rain!. Here is a close-up of a big drop.
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Close-up of a sundew with unfolded leaves |
Close by there was another mat of sundew plants that seemed to be more branched than the ones shown above. have a look and if you don't agree with me, please let me know.
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Sundew plants rather branched |
Here is a close-up of the way it branched.
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Lovely symmetry |
Please, let me know if they were all the same species, that is,
Drosera binata.
This is my fifth and last blog post about sundews. When I started this blog I knew nothing about
Drosera species and had never heard about triggerplants and bladderworts! All carnivorous plants. Lots of fascinating learning. Please correct me if I have made any mistakes!
The other posts about carnivorous plants are here:
Definitely D. binata.
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