maxima

Goodness, isn't that red plant a carnivorous species ?
I've never seen them in the wild, this is so amazing ! Just think how beautiful they'd look in a terrarium...

davemonkey

The red plant is indeed a carnivorous. I believe it's 'Pink Sundew', Drosera capillaris , but whichever species, it's a Drosera. It's found throughout the Gulf Coast States, but only on certain sites. They would definitely add some color to a terrarium, but they are very tiny plants. The largest I saw out there were quarter-size.

Bert, for what it's worth, one of the NASH guys looked at my Mermaid weeds and said he believes them to be palustris and not pectinata.

-Dave

davemonkey

I finally found an ID on these flowers. Viola lanceolata.
And even that may be incorrect on the species, but it's close at the very least.

PlantsDatabase Link followed by pictures from the site I visited:
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?...a4_004_avp.jpg





-Dave

davemonkey

On my way to the Plant Materials Center in Nacogdoches, I stopped at canal where I've seen Proserpinaca palustris growing. I was able to get a shot of flowers and fruits (first pic). I also took some photos of other plants there.

In Nacogdoches, my brother and I found an isolated depression in the forest at the PMC. We didn't find what we had hoped for (Juncus repens), but we did see some great plants and mosses. I'll post those pictures in a second post so I don't take too much room in this first one.

Enjoy.

davemonkey

HoustonFishFanatic

Dave nice finds . The liverwort and moss look interesting. The Saururus crenuus in the second pic is also a good aquatic plant. I found some of that last week at the Armand Bayou Nature Center.

davemonkey

Visited a rice field and a road ditch and found some great plants:

davemonkey

Thanks for looking,
Dave

hydrophyte

Wow. How did I miss this thread? You found a lot of great stuff. I see that you turned up really nice plants way back in the middle of winter. I have wondered about the seasonality of plants like these down in your area.

...could be a a great excuse to escape the winter cold up here in a few months.

krisw

Great stuff Dave! Looks like you found Rotala ramosior -- I was just out yesterday looking for that where I found it last year -- unfortunately not this year. Let us know how that stuff does for you!