Well, I'm pretty sure these are in the Nepenthes family. I took a little trip to the Florida pan-handle (just east of Pensacola) for Christmas, to visit my step-father. He lives on a small spring-fed tributary of the Black River (or it might be Black Water River, I don't remember). While kayaking down the river looking for orchids to photograph, I noticed these beautiful Nepenthes (or pitcher plants) were growing all down the banks of this small river, pretty abundantly. Since I couldn't find any orchids, I made sure I got plenty of pictures of these beauties. I even found some with spiders living inside, which eat bugs that fall in, and help with the digestive process of the pitcher plant....the spider eats the bug, and fertilizes the plant (a symbiotic relationship). They had already flowered, and were dropping seeds everywhere. So, I didn't get to see any orchids, but the carnivores were in abundance. I saw a beaver also, for the first time, but he submerged before I was able to draw my camera.
Here's some pics for you guys suffering in the snow....and I'm not trying to rub it in, I'm just trying to give you a quick escape, visually anyway!
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Beautiful Nepenthes in Situ.
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