Bladderworts:
There was a small body of water
nearby, so I toured its banks. I had heard there were some
Drosera (I'm not sure which species) but I didn't see any.
I did, however, see some lovely populations of Utricularia
striata. In this photograph you can see the highly dissected
foliage (on the right) as well as a little bit of bladder-bearing
stolon (bottom left). More photographs of this species are on
line at the
Galleria Carnivora.
My trip explorations at this site were complete, so I stopped by the
resort commissary for a quick bite to eat. A strange factoid I learned
during my short stay at this resort was that the "toast" they
make was
of a strange form unique to the establishment. Apparently, long ago,
someone in the kitchens goofed up while making the toast, and the
strange result was instantly popular. The toast is made by baking,
as I recall, and is dryer than an Egyptian artifact. It almost seems
freeze-dried, and snaps like a sheet of styrofoam. But people there
like it. Weird.
