Looks great. I lived in NJ as a kid and have since wanted to return to at least visit the barrens.

The small one is drosera intermedia. The big one you correctly identified as filiformis. The sarracenia is, of course, purpurea var purpurea. The Utricularia is harder. There are many species native to the barrens, and it's not my bailiwick.

Great photos! Thanks for the post!

Wish I could see all those in person!

The amazing thing to me is that in all the bogs and unfertile soils around the world (or even just in USA), there are these plants that all developed similarly.

For example, why are the pitcher plants in Texas, NC, NJ, all having a similar look and function? Some are even the same species that grow in this range of geography.

How did they get there? Even the typical thing that some animal carried seeds around means that the seeds would have had to ultimately land in the right conditions to germinate and grow and thrive, and we know there are less boggy conditions around than for most of any other plants that can just grow in regular soil if other conditions are right.

Thanks for the ID macranthos. I've lived in NJ my whole life and this was actually my first time exploring the Pine Barrens and I too want to go back!

Yes es purslanegarden it is very interestif how different climates states are and yet the same species can grow in each. Amazing plants!!