Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities

[fredg]

I have two trays of this Riccardia species made up from field samples collected at different times 250 miles apart. Both trays are showing the same growth and from the appearance I am identifying them as sporophytes. I have been unable to find any photographs, neither online nor in my reference books, of the sexual parts of Riccardia species so if you can shine a different light on the subject please do.



Please excuse the quality of the images. They are taken with my sub £100 "field" bridge camera.

[Chris Johnson]

Hi Fred

Spent longer than planned researching this this morning. Not something I have seen but they bear some resemblance to sporophyte shoot-calyptrae (some calyptrae can be quite hairy). Are they growing from the thallus and can you say what length they are?

[fredg]

They're between 10mm and 45mm Chris. I can also confirm that they originate from the oldest parts of the plants. There's a new one with a black head appeared today and several of the longest ones must have done their duty and are now limp.

[fredg]

Oh dear! I've been quiet for a while 

Have a little Orchidfest to make up for it.

[Maggi Young]

Fab, Fred! 

[fredg]

I had a couple of dead insects so why waste them? Drosera regia seemed to appreciate the meal.

Please click on to get the full view 

[Maggi Young]

I can't enlarge those pix, Fred, must be the way you've loaded them ??

[fredg]

It's imposing the smaller size Maggi. It clicks to full size for me

Full sized images can be seen here  http://fredg.boards.net/thread/11/drosera-regia?page=2&scrollTo=916

[fredg]

The Disa atricapilla appears to like the treatment I gave it last year, so more of the same would be appropriate. Now I suppose I have to try and remember what it was I did. 



Full sized image here - http://fredg.boards.net/thread/10/disa-atricapilla?page=1&scrollTo=921

[ranunculus]

Beautiful, Fred.

[fredg]

Thank you Cliff, I hope you like the orchids too 

The Utricularia reniformis have sent up two inflorescences this year which are both now at the three open flower stage.

Please excuse the background as I don't really want to move them as the traps are hanging out the bottoms of the pots.



Full images here - http://fredg.boards.net/thread/13/utricularia-reniformis?page=2&scrollTo=913

[fredg]

A different day a different site.

Enjoy

[fredg]

Orchid video No.3 for 2016.

It's a little longer than the first two as it's difficult to stop taking photos when there's so much good subject around.

I hope you enjoy.

[fredg]

Another day, another site. This is a SSSI near Mansfield. The Orchids on site include Dactylorhiza,  Neottia ovata - Twayblade and Gymnadenia conopsea - the Fragrant Orchid

[Maggi Young]

Thought this might be of interest here : Robbie Blackhall-Miles writes about a new book : http://www.blackhalls.co.uk/carnivorous-plants-by-nigel-hewitt-cooper/