So do pink-flowered D.rotundifolia really exist or not? Anyone?
If they do, I would imagine it's more like a salmon pink than the
pink-lilac observed in D.spatulata.
> Perhaps Fernando is coming at this from a different perspective.
> I don't presume to speak for him, but perhaps overcollection of a
> site is not as much of a problem because the sites he's talking
> about are relatively remote. I think SE US Sarracenias and esp.
> Dionea are far more accessible which makes overcollection a greater
> threat.
>
> Phil
> (bonz@nando.net)
> Save the Earth - shoot yourself.
I'd say CP habitats here are only slightly more inaccessible than
the CP habitats in the SE USA. The difference is that I have to climb
mountains all day long to find them and they always occur in small
populations, compared to the Sarracenia stands I've heard of or have seen
pictures of in CPN. Any CPer with the time, money, and disposition could
visit these areas in Brazil and collects CPs.
Luckily, the highlands inhabited by CPs here in Brazil are usually
not areas that can be forested, nor farmed, nor are they fit for large
human populations. That's the main reason why the CPs around here are
relatively safe.
Fernando Rivadavia
Sao Paulo, Brazil