Various plants growing in the wetland
I visited the wetland located in the neighboring town recently, although it was small scale. This is a small transitional wetland with a circumference of approximately 500 meters and an area of about 1.5 hectares; it is believed to have formed about 25,000 years ago. What interested me most was the carnivorous plant, the sundew. Actually, I had never seen one before. These plants belonging to the genus Drosera have the leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects. I think this leaf is holding some kind of small insect prey. An insect like a fly is trapped in the leaf on the left. That's kind of creepy, isn't it? In reality, actual plants are small. This pink small flower is called Toki-sou , its scientific name is Pogonia japonica . It exists only in Japan and nearby countries. It is a perennial herb belonging to the family Orchidaceae. Here is a close-up of the flower. It looks like some animal opening its mouth wide. This looks like some kind...
