Utricularia terraereginae Species Profile
Utricularia terraereginae is a species of Bladderwort endemic to Cape York, NE Australia. It is named after the state of Queensland (terra = earth, regina = queen). Utricularia terraereginae has…
Utricularia blackmanii Species Profile
Utricularia blackmanii is a bladderwort endemic to Queensland, Australia. The species is named after Archibald Hugh Blackman, who first collected it. Utricularia blackmanii has a medium-sized purple-coloured flower. The lower…
Drosera lanata Species Profile
Drosera lanata is a sundew in the section Lasiocephala endemic to Far North Queensland, NE Australia. The species is named after its thick covering of hairs that resemble a sheep's…
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…