Pinguicula medusina in habitat in Laguna Encatada,Oaxaca, Mexico.
BAREFOOT BOYS MEXICAN TRIP N° 5
By Noah Elhardt and Forbes Conrad, 2006
All pictures by Noah Elhardt and Forbes Conrad
P. medusina is P. heterophylla’s pretty cousin. Or perhaps even a sister.
This population is growing on a steep gypsum hillside, along with Selaginella, Penstemons, Agaves, and other xerophytic plants.
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The plants were slightly larger and their leaves more recumbant (& sparse) than the P. heterophylla just north of here. As you can see they were also coloured much more brightly red.
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more on P. medusina can be read on the specific species page. |
Some of the plants were quite large:
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The leaf-tip plantlets that can be used to easily distinguish the species from P. heterophylla:
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More on P. medusina in habitat :
Postcard N°5 by F. Rivadavia |
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And finally, as with the P. heterophylla, a flower with a flower thrips:
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Noah Elhardt and Forbes Conrad