Unexpected Carnivorous Plant Discoveries on an Adventure to Cape York
Cape York is by no means easy to get to. Large stretches of the main road up the Peninsula get washed away by the wet season floods every year, only…
Habitat of Drosera schizandra
Drosera schizandra is one of four closely related sundews from the rainforests of Far North Queensland. The species is one of the largest rosetted sundews, with broad leaves that adapt…
Drosera reflexa Species Profile
Drosera reflexa is a newly described sundew in the D. microphylla complex. The species is named after its strongly reflexed petals and sepals. Drosera reflexa is a small erect tuberous…
Carnivorous plants of the Cape York Floodplains
The northernmost swamps of the Cape York Peninsula are some of the most biodiverse carnivorous plant habitats in the world. Over twenty species of carnivorous plants across three genera are…
Reflections on 2022 – a massive year of exploration
As 2022 comes to a close, I reflect on the highlights of a massive year of travel and discovery - both of carnivorous plants and of myself. At the beginning…
Drosera tubaestylis Species Profile
Drosera tubaestylis is a rosetted tuberous sundew from south-west Western Australia. The sundew is named after its trumpet-shaped styles. Drosera tubaestylis is a small sundew that grows from 1.5-3.5 cm…
Drosera silvicola Species Profile
Drosera silvicola is a pygmy sundew endemic to the Darling Scarp. The sundew is named after its forested habitat (silva = woodland, -cola = inhabiting). Drosera silvicola is one of…
A nice population of Drosera purpurascens and a rose-gold mutant
An exceptionally nice population of Drosera purpurascens grows atop a large mossy granite outcrop on the south coast of Western Australia. The plants are exposed to full sun and attain…
Drosera whittakeri Species Profile
Drosera whittakeri is a rosetted tuberous sundew endemic to South Australia. The species is named after Joseph Whittaker, who collected the species in the 1800s. Drosera whittakeri has a rosette…
Fasciation in Drosera gigantea
Sometimes damage to the meristem by pathogens, mutations or hormonal imbalances can cause plants to flatten into a ribbon-like growth. In tuberous sundews, this is phenomenon is very uncommon although…