On our trip to Mississippi, we made a side trip to Buttercup Flats. It's located in the De Soto National Forest near Wiggins, Mississippi, and it is one of the largest and most accessible pitcher plant savannas in the Southeast US. This sprawling, fire-maintained wetland is internationally famous for its massive populations of rare, native carnivorous plants and specialized bog flora. The savanna was sunny, hot and muggy, and the ground was soft and squishy, a perfect place for Sarracenia alata (Yellow Pitcher plants) and Drosera capillaris (tiny Pink sundews)! We also saw some wildflowers and other plants that grow in the sandy bog. I had a great time seeing these plants in the wild.
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| Sarracenia alata (Yellow Pitcher plants) |
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| Sarracenia alata (Yellow Pitcher plant) |
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| Sarracenia alata bloom |
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| Sarracenia alata pitchers and blooms |
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| Sarracenia alata bloom |
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| Sarracenia alata pitcher |
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| Sarracenia alata pitcher |
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| Sarracenia alata pitcher plant |
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| Drosera capillaris AKA Pink Sundew |
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| Rhexia alifanus aka Savanna Meadowbeauty |
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| Aletris lutea aka Yellow Colicroot, Star Grass |
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| Senega lutea aka Orange Milkwort |
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| Lycopodiella alopecuroides aka foxtail clubmoss |
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| Lycopodiella alopecuroides aka foxtail clubmoss |
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| longleaf pine trees and sarracenia alatas |
