Carnivorous Plants of Australia’s Top End
This article also appears in the ICPS CPN The Author would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this expedition took place, including the Larrakia, Werat,…
An almost epiphytic Drosera burmannii
This Drosera burmannii just outside Darwin must have germinated on the sapling when the floodwaters were at their peak. High humidity and a biofilm layer keeps its roots just wet…
Drosera aff. indumenta
In the grassy open woodlands of the Stirling Range grows a pink flowered sundew in the D. macrantha complex. These plants appear most similar to D. indumenta based on its…
Eco-printing with Sundews
My fascination with natural dyes continues with an eco-printing project. Eco-printing is the process whereby the colourful dyestuffs of plants are impressed onto paper (or fabrics). Firstly, the paper has…
Sundews of the Dandenong Foothills
The hills of SE Melbourne provide refuge for sundews that have been spared from agriculture and urbanisation of the land. I explored the area on the first day of spring,…
Drosera graniticola Time Lapse
https://youtu.be/4c5y2TzZO2I Time Lapse of Drosera graniticola taken over a month. This sundew is known for its flower scapes which hold many blooms at the same time. The rare species grows…
Drosera planchonii in SE Melbourne
Remnant patches of bushland persist in the suburbs of SE Melbourne. A small patch of Drosera planchonii grows along a few meters of track. This species only flowers during warm,…
The Mysteries of Utricularia dichotoma in Coastal Victoria
Throughout my travels across Victoria, I have come across some taxa within the U. dichotoma species complex that don't quite fit the descriptions or range outlined in Jobson & Baleeiro's…
Carnivorous Plants of the Howard River Flood Plain
The flood plain of the Howard River near Darwin is one of the most biodiverse ecosystems for carnivorous plants in the world. These plains comprise a thick deposit of sand,…