KBOzzie59 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 About 4 weeks ago a branch broke off of one of my fig trees. Walking past the pond on the way to the yard waste bin I thought hmmm I wonder. I trimmed it to fit and so far so good, it's even growing new leaves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) This isn't as strange as a fig growing in a pond, but it is strange enough. When I have gone to the North Carolina coast to collect pygmy sunfish in blackwater type swamps I often end up with Utricularia vulgaris, or bladderwort in my bucket. The waters are so nutrient poor that this plant presumably gains nitrogen by being carnivorous and eat will any little aquatic critter that wanders into one of its many traps. Edited August 11, 2020 by Daniel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) Very interesting @Daniel I may have to find some of that, very nice flower when it blooms. "The bladder traps, conversely, are recognized as one of the most sophisticated structures in the plant kingdom" Utricularia - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG Edited August 11, 2020 by KBOzzie59 Missed the link in above post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 Took a look at the fig branch today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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