A satisfying visit to a rare cataract bog, in the Mountain Bridge Wilderness of South Carolina. I saw a number of interesting & uncommon plants in flower, including 3 carnivorous species:

Driving to the destination, I passed Table Rock State Park.

At the Preserve, the trail passes by an old home place, where this chimney stands.

Unfortunately, morons have recently vandalized the chimney and it probably won't be standing for long.   This photo, with the chimney still in relatively good condition, was taken less than a year ago! (Photo by Liene from the "Femme au foyer" blog page.) Update:   Per Liene, the chimney was removed by SC-DNR not long after my visit for safety reasons.

The Pitcher Plants were the first of several attractions at this site.

Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant   (Sarracenia jonesii)

The pitchers were a little past their peak, but still lovely to see.

The next star of the show was the Grass Pinks...

Grass Pink   (Calopogon tuberosus)

These were found in a variety of shades of pink

Next up were the Bladderworts

Horned Bladderwort   (Utricularia cornuta)

Prior to visiting this site, I had only encountered small quantities of this species

It was amazing to see the numbers of this carnivorous plant blooming here

Sundews were next on the agenda

Roundleaf Sundew   (Drosera rotundifolia)

At least three clusters of flower buds are visible on this plant

I also photographed a few other plants at the Preserve:

Fruit of the Yellowroot plant   (Xanthorhiza simplicissima)

Mountain Laurel blooms   (Kalmia latifolia)

Twisted-hair Spikemoss   (Selaginella tortipila)

Piedmont Ragwort   (Packera millefolium) Not the greatest specimen; this was meant as a place-holder, but I forgot to go back and photograph the plants!

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