Drosera petiolaris Species Profile
Drosera petiolaris is a woolly sundew native to tropical Australia. This post describes plants at the type location on the Endeavour River near Cooktown which I observed in June in…
Utricularia foveolata Species Profile
Utricularia foveolata is a terrestrial bladderwort that grows in tropical Australia, Asia and Africa. The species is known for its twining habit where it wraps it flower stalks around other…
Utricularia minutissima Species profile
Utricularia minutissima is a bladderwort that grows in tropical Australia and SE Asia. The species is named for its small size. In Australia, U. minutissima has pink to white flowers…
Species profile: Utricularia lowriei
Utricularia lowriei is an antennae-bearing bladderwort endemic to Cape York, Queensland, NE Australia. The species is notable for the unusual shape of its flowers, which have been suggested to mimic…
Species profile: Utricularia subulata
Utricularia subulata is bladderwort with a pantropical distribution. Whilst the weedy form is a common 'hitchhiker' in many carnivorous plant collections, the Australian form is relatively rare in the wild.…
Species profile: Nepenthes parvula
Nepenthes parvula is a diminutive pitcher plant endemic to swamps in Cape York, NE Australia. It’s taxonomic status is the subject of much debate, with some regarding it as a…
Nepenthes rowaniae Species Profile
Nepenthes rowaniae is one of four Australian species of pitcher plant and is endemic to the tip of Cape York, NE Australia. The species is mainly recognised by its large…
Species profile: Drosera prolifera
Drosera prolifera is a sundew endemic to the Daintree area in Far North Queensland, Australia. The species is one of the four 'sisters' of rainforest-dwelling sundews in the wet tropics.…
Species profile: Utricularia albiflora
Utricularia albiflora is an extremely elusive bladderwort known only from Cape York, Australia. It was first collected by Banks in 1770, on Cook's first voyage to Australia after which it…
Species profile: Drosera stipularis
Drosera stipularis is a rare sundew in the section Lasiocephala notable for its diminutive size and prominent stipules. The species was described by Baleeiro et al in 2020. Despite being…