Whats the differance in D.filiformis ssp

[cool85k5]

How do you id these plants?I have a few plants of both but they look the same to me,even the flowers were the same when they bloomed.




Jerry

 

[DerbyCityNeps]

from what i know.... var. tracyi was GOBBS of sticky stuff!
Alex

EDIT...oh yea...i think it also has longer foliage too

 

[mabudon]

D.filiformis ssp. filiformis- has smaller flowers, is generally a smaller plant, and has reddish tentacles.
D.filiformis var (or ssp.) tracyii is much bigger and has almost transparent tentacles and pretty big flowers.
Also, D.filiformis ssp filiformis seems to have a more pronounced backside" of the leaves, whereas D.filiformis ssp tracyii looks more like it is totally covered by tentacles (tho close observation will show that it indeed does have a "back" (which would be the "bottom" of the leaf if it were a ground-growing plant) but it's not as obvious, as the sheer number of tentacles and the amount of "dew" they produce makes the leaves seem much more robust and almost tube-like
These observations are just that, I'm sure there is a much more detailed explanation of the difference, which will likely follow this one

 

[cool85k5]

Thank you for the information!I'll check them out today!


Jerry