Carnivorous Plants of Apalachicola National Forest

Take a tour of carnivorous plant of the Apalachicola National Forest in the Florida Panhandle with the Direction of North Florida Programs for the Florida Native Plant Society, Lilly Anderson-Messec.
The Florida Panhandle is a hotspot for carnivorous plant biodiversity, with many species of Butterworts (Pinguicula), Pitcherplants (Sarracenia), Sundews (Drosera), and even introduced Venus Flytraps, Dionaea muscipula.

[@josephinecapozziello3254]

This is a great video! I am happy to help support the FNPS and am grateful to have these videos posted here. 😎

[@williammoore2982]

One of the best videos for carnivorous plants and expressing the conservation and protection of these plants. As a young'n growing up in Flagler Co. there were butterworts, pitcher plants, sundews everywhere, now with all the drainage and development you will be lucky to find any of these plants.

[@LoganRyatt]

One of the best hotspots in the South for carnivores.

[@hikewithmike4673]

awesome in my area of Florida I have come across 2 species of sundews, butterworts, bladderworts, and hooded pitcher plants!

[@CC-sf8rd]

Great video! Lots of excellent info!

[@scotthughes7208]

Thank you for sharing.

[@floridanativeplantsociety]

My pleasure!

[@TLH_BobCat]

We were members of the FNPS for several years. These YT videos are great.

[@nadinecontreras8566]

Really enjoyed this

[@jonathanwoodham4165]

Fascinating...

[@user-ju3jj4fl7u]

Excellent learning opportunity to get the plant names correct and knowledge about how these carnivores species work to get nutrients. Thank you

[@danbirch8939]

Excellent video! I’ve been there, and you definitely found all the gems!

[@sanfordpress8943]

Thank you

[@floridanativeplantsociety]

Very welcome!

[@borinken_foliage8003]

Thank you for such an amazing video.

[@floridanativeplantsociety]

Very welcome!

[@steveborghardt]

Amazing - I just found out that we have a native butterwort on Long Island where i live - I'll have to keep an eye out for them when I'm out in the woods going forward.

[@christinadupuy897]

Another great video.

[@marley7145]

Fantastic video, thank you!

[@nancywest4841]

Wonderful!

[@floridanativeplantsociety]

Thank you!

[@philfaulisi4864]

I’m surprised you didn’t come across Sarracenia leucophylla. They grow there by the many thousands. Seen them there at their peak!

[@floridanativeplantsociety]

S. leucophylla is not common in this National Forest. One population occurs north of the forest, and a few populations occurs in the south of it, but are not readily accessible.

[@sean2val]

Gee them big plants

[@williammoore2982]

There is no excuse for poaching, with the advent of tissue culture there are many people propagating these plants. Flytrap King in Asheville is a excellent source.

[@Mr.Anthropocene]

3:55 omg you just stepped on the sundew

[@TallyTechandTroubleshooting]

Excellent presentation! Any idea where to purchase native Sarraceniaceae in Central Fl.? Tried Kenny Coogan's site but no response from his online contact form. Take care!

[@floridanativeplantsociety]

Your best bet is either a local native plant nursery, or a large and reputable online grower like California Carnivores.

[@lillyanderson-messec6042]

California Carnivores is a reputable online retailer that grows Florida native species and delivers them.

[@OverlordShamala]

Are you sure that's _Drosera capillaris?_ & not _D intermedia?_ or is that the _D. capillaris_ 'Long Arm'? The _D. capillaris_ that grow in Texas are pretty small. Companion carnivorous plants I saw in the preserve were _Sarracenia alata_ & _Pinguicula pumila._

[@floridanativeplantsociety]

This is the long arm form of Drosera capillaris

[@OverlordShamala]

@@floridanativeplantsociety Thanks, when I visited the preserve, it was wonderful watching these plants. What surprised me is how much variety of _Sarracenia alata_ Yellow tube with red veins, red tube, golden tube wide lids, thin overhanging lids that reminded me of _Sarracenia rubra._ Oh, & I picked up a hitchhiker that day, the infamous a lone star tick. That little sucker was half way fat with my blood. Fortunately not complication afterward.

[@louisgreen3071]

:)

[@greenfingersofcecilia]

How cold in the winter?

[@sasquatchdonut2674]

The capillaris looked more like an intermedia to me. Is it a regional variation?

[@floridanativeplantsociety]

Yes, some D. capillaris in the panhandle are known at the “long arm” form of capillaris. They look like D intermedia but are not caulescent.

[@roar6428]

Is there a specific location within the Apalachicola National Forest to find the Pitcherplants? Looking to photograph large areas.

[@floridanativeplantsociety]

We don’t share specific locations online because of the very prevalent problems with poaching.

[@Alex-pj8jd]

Sarracenia Leucophylla????

[@floridanativeplantsociety]

S. leucophylla is not common in this National Forest. One population occurs north of the forest, and a few populations occurs in the south of it, but are not readily accessible.