Drosera gunniana Species Profile
Drosera gunniana is a species of erect tuberous sundew native to the east coast of Australia. The basal rosette of Drosera gunniana is well developed and moderately dense. The species…
Utricularia grampiana in fog
Water droplets collect on the flowers of Utricularia grampiana during a foggy morning on Mt William.
Drosera hookeri Species Profile
Drosera hookeri is an erect tuberous sundew native to east and south-east Australia. Drosera hookeri growing in SE Melbourne. Note the strongly branching structure, with side stems emerging around half…
D. gracilis
Drosera gracilis – lowland form Species Profile
Drosera gracilis is an erect tuberous sundew native to eastern Australia. It is a member of the D. peltata complex but is distinguished on the basis of its stature and…
Colour variation in Utricularia beaugleholei
Variations in flower colouration are often seen in Utricularia, perhaps because many species grow as annuals from seed so large populations have thousands of individual genetically distinct specimens. Chance mutations…
beaugleholei subsp. beaugleholei
Utricularia beaugleholei subsp. beaugleholei Species Profile
Utricularia beaugleholei subsp. beaugleholei is an emergent terrestrial bladderwort native to the plains of south-east Australia, mainly in Victoria, but with substantial populations in South Australia and sightings in NSW.…
Comparing Drosera hookeri and Drosera gunniana of the Melbourne region
Drosera hookeri and Drosera gunniana form a complex of plants with somewhat controversial taxonomy. In mid October, I investigated the differences between D. hookeri and D. gunniana in the Melbourne…
Nepenthes ampullaria – Sumatra
In 2018, my travels took me to the Harau Valley in West Sumatra, a scenic region where tall sandstone cliffs rise dramatically out of the rice paddies below. After climbing…
Nepenthes albomarginata Species Profile
Nepenthes albomarginata is named for its distinctive band of white trichomes under its peristome. These trichomes are attractive to termites, which feed on them and inadvertently become prey themselves when…
Nepenthes eustachya Species Profile
Nepenthes eustachya is a lowland species endemic to Sumatra. The plant produces some of the most gaudy traps in the genus, with pitchers coloured with splashes of cream, red and…