가시연꽃
일시 : 2008년 9월 7일(일요일)
장소 : 구미시 해평면 금호리 금호연지
가시연꽃은 다른 연꽃과는 달리 일년생이라고 하네요!
환경부지정 멸종위기식물(2급)으로 지정되어 있으며 금호연지의 도로쪽으로
서식하고 있었는데(안쪽은 일반 홍련이 자라고 있었음) 그곳에 사진을 찍으로 오신분
(부산에서 오셨다고 하였음)의 설명을 들어보니 이곳 연못을 관리하시는 분(성함은
잊어 버렸음)이 가시연꽃의 습성을 잘 알아 적당한 물높이를 조절하고 잘 관리하여
많은 꽃들이 피었다고 하시면서 자랑이 대단 하셨습니다.
우포늪에도 피어나지만 가까이서 볼 수는 없답니다.
이곳 금호연지에서만 가까이 볼 수 있다고 하면서 작품활동에 여념이 없었습니다.
그분의 설명을 추가하면
가시연꽃은 일년생이며, 꽃송이와 잎 앞,뒷면 모두 가시가 돋아나 있고 동, 식물의 접근을
가시로서 봉쇄한다고 하더군요(처음 발아하여 성장때는 일반 연꽃보다 약하다 함)
가시연꽃이 일단 자리를 잡으면 부근에는 아무것도 접근이 불가능하다고 하는데 자기 꽃
송이가 통과할때만 자기 잎에 구멍을 뚫는 것을 허용한다는 이야기 였습니다(실제로 확인이
되었으며 아래 사진에도 있다)
그리고 물이 많아 꽃이 물속에 있는 것도 있었는데 꽃이 피지 않아도 물속에서 수정이
이뤄지는 특이한 연꽃이라고 하시면서 꽃이 피지 않아도 번식이 가능하다고 하더군요.
그래서 꽃이 보기가 어렵다는 이야기였습니다(100년에 한번 피는 꽃이라고 했는데..
물속에서 수정이 이뤄지면 꽃을 볼 수 없어서 그런 이야기가 전해진 것 같다고~)
진지하게 설명해 주신 이름모르는 사진 작가분께 진심으로 감사를 드립니다.
그분의 이야기가 제대로 써 졌는지 모르겠지만~ 기억나는데로 몇자 적어 봤다.
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