Also here is the contents of answered mail i sent to the individuals
whom do the studies of the flynn bog system in texas. I also asked
them to join the listserv group.
thanks tom h
>Great home page!
>My name is tom hanley
>I have been involved in growing Carnivorous Plants for over 5 years
>here in dallas tx. I presently know of only one other individual in tx
>growing CPs so it is good to hear about your work/studies in the
>field. I know that collection of plants from field sites can be
>detrimental, but would be interested in finding samples of these
>species in seed or plant form if anyone has grown them for the
>purposes of species protection or the attempt to send seeds to the
>ICPS seed bank. I can obtain most all of the species elsewhere, but
>they may not be of tx origin.
>
>Also information about how soil strata, composition and water table
>could be added to your pages (this would be of interest to us growers
>of cp)
>
>Finally, I have been discussing a club video project with other ICPS
>members over the web. Mostly we will be compiling a tape of members
>growing techniques. An offshoot to this would be a secondary tape
>dedicated to field trips to nurseries and bog sites. If you would be
>interested in taking part please let me know.
>thank you tom
>
Tom,
thanks for your comments and interest. We could collect seeds and
send them to
you if visit the bog at the right time. Pitcher plants in particular
make such
large numbers of seeds that I don't imagine that picking up a few
capsules
would make any difference. I have never seed the Drosera in fruit but
getting
seeds from Urtricularia should be a matter of timing.
The Flynn Bog site is surrounded by sandy hills (ancient dunes?) on
three
sides. There is a dam upstream of the bog and a lot of bog plants
grow along
the margin of the pond. The hydrology of the bog was probably not
appreciably
affected by construction of the pond.
We have found another bog that is on the side of a hill. Again, the
soil is
very sandy and we assume that there is a ledge which creates a seep
that
supplies water to the bog. It is really surprising to see pitcher
plants on a
fairly steep slope. We probably have some video (Hi-8) of our bog
trips and
could generate more if you are interested. We might also be able to
arrange a
trip to the bogs, we are often looking for an excuse to go visit these
areas.
I think that late May-early June is a good time, lots of things are
in flower.
Jim Manhart
Dept. of Biology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3258
U.S.A.
Phone: (409) 845-3356
email: Manhart@bio.tamu.edu
Homepage: http://csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/MANHART/homepage.html