"Botanize till we drop" summarizes our past two days. Our days begin slightly after sunrise and set with the sun. Yesterday, we spent the day at Torreya State Park and were most fortunate to have Wilson Baker as our guide; he identified every plant we saw, including the last few remaining wild individuals of the rare Torreya taxifolia. Today, LIBS member Ann Johnson guided us through "her bog" in Appalachicola Nat'l Forest, where we saw four flowering species of carnivorous butterworts (including the federal endangered Panhandle Butterwort, Pinguicula ionantha), among dozens of other spring wildflowers. Three of us had a close encounter with an eastern cottonmouth snake (see photo).
Friday, April 1, 2011
Days 1 & 2
"Botanize till we drop" summarizes our past two days. Our days begin slightly after sunrise and set with the sun. Yesterday, we spent the day at Torreya State Park and were most fortunate to have Wilson Baker as our guide; he identified every plant we saw, including the last few remaining wild individuals of the rare Torreya taxifolia. Today, LIBS member Ann Johnson guided us through "her bog" in Appalachicola Nat'l Forest, where we saw four flowering species of carnivorous butterworts (including the federal endangered Panhandle Butterwort, Pinguicula ionantha), among dozens of other spring wildflowers. Three of us had a close encounter with an eastern cottonmouth snake (see photo).
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That looks too close for me!
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