[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]

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...

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?symbol=VILA4&photoID=vila4_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!

 

[Cavan Allen]

I think the one above the Justicia might be Ludwigia sphaerocarpa. See here:
http://images.google.com/imgres?img...ox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=N&um=1

 

[krisw]

Cavan, will L. sphaerocarpa grow aquatically? (Let me guess, "only one way to find out") ;-)

 

[Cavan Allen]

Cavan, will L. sphaerocarpa grow aquatically? (Let me guess, "only one way to find out") ;-)

Exactly. It could be pretty nice if it does. Believe it or not, I was actually looking at specimens yesterday, and many of them were from very wet locations. But that's no guarantee.

 

[davemonkey]

Interesting bit about R. ramosior, mudboots took home the one we found and stuck it in his new 125 gal NPT and it is doing very well so far. We didn't see any other specimens of it on that bayou.

Right now my tank is still fighting through Diatom film, so I didn't bring home any other samples. But I know where to find them again.

-Dave

 

[mudboots]

Interesting bit about R. ramosior, mudboots took home the one we found and stuck it in his new 125 gal NPT and it is doing very well so far.

As the plant grew, new vegetation was at the tips, but the old emergent stuff along the length of the plant dropped off. I have since cut the plant, which was pretty large, to the substrate and will let it come back from the roots with just the submergent vegetation. I'll keep you posted, though I will likely end up giving this one up for "adoption" even if it does well because I simply do not have a place in my tank for it (it's in the way of my Xyris specimens, assuming they live).

Anyway, the plant's stems were very thick and hardy, and had grown from 7 inches to about 10 when I cut back, so the root system should be pretty significant even with my hacking job.

 

[davemonkey]

As the plant grew, new vegetation was at the tips, but the old emergent stuff along the length of the plant dropped off. I have since cut the plant, which was pretty large, to the substrate and will let it come back from the roots with just the submergent vegetation. I'll keep you posted, though I will likely end up giving this one up for "adoption" even if it does well because I simply do not have a place in my tank for it (it's in the way of my Xyris specimens, assuming they live).

Anyway, the plant's stems were very thick and hardy, and had grown from 7 inches to about 10 when I cut back, so the root system should be pretty significant even with my hacking job.

I think I know someone in Maryland who will gladly fill out adotion papers. Keep us posted on how it does.

-Dave

 

[kwc1974]

Dave, I think I have an ID on this, Pallavicinia lyellii
Not positive though. The samples that we collected still looks promising for sumberged growth.

 

[davemonkey]

I think you are correct. Here are a couple websites:

http://home.clara.net/adhale/bryos/plyelli.htm

http://vis-pc.plantbio.ohiou.edu/moss/McClintic.htm

http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/bryophytes/liverworts/leafy/pallaviciniaceae/palla01.htm

That's neat to have it in such abundance in that particular site.

 

[HoustonFishFanatic]

Dave, I think I have an ID on this, Pallavicinia lyellii
Not positive though. The samples that we collected still looks promising for sumberged growth.

That looks nice. When are you guys heading out again?

 

[davemonkey]

That looks nice. When are you guys heading out again?

Just whenever. My brother works up in Nacogdoches, and this place is about 20 minutes from his house. He has to be on official duty to take us there as an escort, but I'll take that kind of "Wetland Training" all year long.

We don't have any plans to go anytime soon, but we can go pretty much anytime you want. I think the forest is booked up during hunting season, but I can find out if you have a date in mind.

-Dave