Eric
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P. vulgaris growing in a fen wit S. purpurea and D. linearis (right). It does not grow directly on the marl flats, but rather slighty elevated next to the roots of sedges, that form small green islands within a sea of grey marl.
Oh that's Awsome! I didn't know that, but at one spot I've been they were very prolific. Tons of purps and linearis, but only 1 ping I saw. It's a good thing that a lot of bogs are under protection way up north in ontario. You can't even get to them because there are no roads,Luckily in Canada pretty much all of the species are widespread, prolific and in very inaccessible places. Only populations in urban areas and populations at the extreme southern limits are really in danger. Even then many of them are still thriving.
That's terrible! Why would they mow the lawn over them. In that case are they allowed to dig them up and replant them in a bog nearby since they are Native? And how do they grow in Soil? Wouldn't that kill Them? Sorry to be hijacking this thread. Maybe we should talk in pmIt's true, most of the bogs outside of urban centres are actually insanely hard to get to let alone get into. Even bogs that are easy to get to the location are physically and mentally demanding to get into to see the plants. It's only the easy access locations that are in danger of being depleted.
Regarding Pings, most often they're easy very spare or extremely common. In the Bruce Pennisual there are areas where people's lawns are covered in them and they just mow the grass over top of them.
Oh I didn't know that. I would have thought the mowers would tear them apart, but I guess the blades aren't low enough. Thanks for all your responsesIt's actually good for them, by mowing the lawn it keeps the grass short and gives the plants the light they need. In the states some of the best sarracenia sites are in ditches. Sadly they've switched many places to chemical weed control instead of mowing and it's killed everything.
Soil can still be nutrient poor, particularly in areas where watered leaches out all the nutrients.