Ponemah Bog Wildlife Refuge
Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia purpurea) flower in early June at the Ponemah Bog Refuge in Amherst, NH. They had gone by when I visited but the traps were fully developed and in operation. It's a deadly landscape for insects. The bog is a unique place, a large kettle hole filled with sphagnum moss a process that occurred over 18,000 years. Sarracenia purpurea A short 3/4 mile walk along a boardwalk allows visitors to observe the plants. It is dangerous to get off the boardwalk. A close up view of sundew plants Each "dewdrop" is actually a sticky liquid that traps insects. The hairs move the insect to the pad where they are digested for the benefit of the plants. The pitcher plant flowers were past peak blooms Notice hairs are located downward to prevent insects from escaping Ponemah Bog is a great place to pick blueberries I believe this is a bog laurel Unfurling fern fronds Cute very small mushroom growing out of mos...