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[SinJin]

I was doing research on creating hybrid sundews and finally found a source that documents the chromosome counts of many common types, from capensis to peltata.
You guys should check this out if you are interested, it's pretty cool!
http://www.pinguicula.org/pages/Publica ... umbers.pdf
Plus, Flytraps and D. x Obovata share the same number of chromosomes (15 pairs, so 30 total) and are in the same family . Could that mean they could be hybridized?!
OH and Darlingtonia also has 30 chromosomes, that would be so cool to make a freak hybrid!

[Sander]

If i may add another interesting read on this topic:
http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cp/Dro ... osomes.php

[SinJin]

Thanks that's useful!!
Now it's time to make some freak plants

[Sander]

Well,
I tried it with capensis and spatulata, but it wasnt as easy as i thought, the seeds are sown, now its time to wait and see

[Goodkoalie]

Their have been D. regia x venus fly trap. The resulting seed was mostly not viable, but a few babys grew, but they died within a month.

[SinJin]

It seems I know what I'm doing when my plants flower!
Could cobras be cross pollinated if the chromosome counts were close enough?

[Sander]

Close enough wont cut it, it has to be an exact match to have fertile seeds, and even then (if they are farther away in the phylogenetic tree) chances are reasonable u get "mongol" plants, which as koalie mentioned often have a short lifespan due to deformities or disturbed metabolisation.

[SinJin]

Hmmm, well if only there was a sarracenia with 30 chromosomes..
I'm pretty sure the only ways to achieve that is through a mutation or genetic modification right?
And what's this I hear about Dionaea x D. Regia? Are there any references, I'd love to see how it was achieved!

[Goodkoalie]

I was reading about it some where on the related fourms on the bottem of the page, but i think it was matt who said so.