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From your reply to me up above I'd guess you've probably checked out the sundew bog next to Campbell lake? We did a couple of the short hikes this summer on a q

From your reply to me up above I'd guess you've probably checked out the sundew bog next to Campbell lake? We did a couple of the short hikes this summer on a quick day trip exploring the island, next year we're going back to see more. The saprophytic plants near Karst creek were cool to search for too.

steve_adams_86 2y ago
No, I haven't! I had no idea they're there. Thanks for mentioning it! I don't have plans to go that way soon, but I will eventually. Do you know what the best season for them is? I'm guessing they're perennial and not great to check out in fall? This sounds awesome.
- dendrite9 2y ago
  For the saprophytes I don't know if they have a seasonal pattern. Truly I don't know much about them at all. The sundews I grow tend to die back in the fall, so it might be coming to the end of their season soon. We were there in June. There are 2 species of sundews there that I saw, they look similar but if you get close to the ground you can see there are different heights/shapes and I think they tend to catch different insects as a result. Drosera anglica and rotundifolia. There's also pinguicula vulgaris that's carnivourous and has a purple flower. I want to say we saw sundews somewhere else on our trip, maybe out towards the coast like Ucluelet or Port Renfrew area?
  - steve_adams_86 2y ago
    I’ve been deep diving on this since your comment. Did you maybe see some at the bog near tofino? That’s a popular one in the general area of Ucluelet that seems promising. I have no idea why I hadn’t considered looking for these kinds of plants on the island, but thanks again! I’ve got heaps of places to check out over the next year or two. I’m absolutely stoked!
    - dendrite9 2y ago
      I went and looked at our pictures it was the bog boardwalk in Ucluelet but the shorepine bog trail also had them. I don't know if both species of sundew were there, I didn't know to look for different types. inaturalist is pretty good for finding reports of them. https://www.wildpacifictrail.com/bog%20interpretive%20trail.html https://www.wildpacifictrail.com/bog%20interpretive%20trail....

steve_adams_86 2y ago

No, I haven't! I had no idea they're there. Thanks for mentioning it! I don't have plans to go that way soon, but I will eventually. Do you know what the best season for them is? I'm guessing they're perennial and not great to check out in fall? This sounds awesome.

dendrite9 2y ago
For the saprophytes I don't know if they have a seasonal pattern. Truly I don't know much about them at all. The sundews I grow tend to die back in the fall, so it might be coming to the end of their season soon. We were there in June. There are 2 species of sundews there that I saw, they look similar but if you get close to the ground you can see there are different heights/shapes and I think they tend to catch different insects as a result. Drosera anglica and rotundifolia. There's also pinguicula vulgaris that's carnivourous and has a purple flower. I want to say we saw sundews somewhere else on our trip, maybe out towards the coast like Ucluelet or Port Renfrew area?
- steve_adams_86 2y ago
  I’ve been deep diving on this since your comment. Did you maybe see some at the bog near tofino? That’s a popular one in the general area of Ucluelet that seems promising. I have no idea why I hadn’t considered looking for these kinds of plants on the island, but thanks again! I’ve got heaps of places to check out over the next year or two. I’m absolutely stoked!
  - dendrite9 2y ago
    I went and looked at our pictures it was the bog boardwalk in Ucluelet but the shorepine bog trail also had them. I don't know if both species of sundew were there, I didn't know to look for different types. inaturalist is pretty good for finding reports of them. https://www.wildpacifictrail.com/bog%20interpretive%20trail.html https://www.wildpacifictrail.com/bog%20interpretive%20trail....