May 28, 2021:
After a prescribed burn on April 19, I stopped by the Seep on May 11 to monitor the plants.
The Sarracenia plants were just coming up in bud, so I re-visited here in late May.
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A portion of the Pitcher plant population
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Green Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia oreophila) flower
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Green Pitcher Plant pitchers and flower
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Another wide view of the Green Pitchers
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Pitcher plant flower
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Another Green Pitcher Plant flower
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One more shot of the Green Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia oreophila)
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Horned Bladderwort (Utricularia cornuta) was just opening its buds...
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Colic-root (Aletris farinosa)
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July, 2021:
I brought a couple of botanist friends over to see the site.
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There was a large patch of Horned Bladderwort in flower
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We noticed that something had been chewing holes in the Pitchers
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Mostly at the base of the pitchers, but also further up...
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This web made us wonder if it was Exyra - Pitcherplant moths...
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I reported the damage to both the NC and GA TNC folks
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But no one was quite sure what was causing the damage...
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Many Pitcher plants were affected...
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Spindleroot (Ludwigia hirtella)
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When this plant loses its flower petals,
the red sepals are as pretty as the flower!
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Spindleroot sepals
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August 1, 2021:
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Southern Slender Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis),
with tight spiraling
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Southern Slender Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis),
with loose spiraling
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Cross-leaved Milkwort (Polygala cruciata)
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