I had the opportunity to drive through the Natural Park of Los Alcornocales, in Andalusia (Spain) during a trip from Granada to Huelva. I had read in Das Taublatt and in the CPUK Forum that in that region, Drosophyllum lusitanicum could be easily spotted. So I planned it all, I double-checked the directions about locations, I took my cam with extra batteries (just in case), my laptop with a 3G modem (just in case I needed some more info) and I drove to Ubrique.
I was absolutely sure about the easiness of finding Drosophyllum there. I repeated to myself "It's easy: look for red soil, Erica and Cistus and there it'll be".
From the astonishing vast amount of pictures below you can imagine the result of my trip.
No plants. No pics. No joy. :(
Disclaimer: I must say in self-defense that many places of the roadsides had been recently disturbed as road works were being performed. To make things worse, I had less than 2 hours to look for the plants. I must thank my girlfriend for coming with me to look for CPs. You may suppose that she is not exactly a CP fan.
July 1, 2008
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