Rafflesia arnoldii
Rafflesia arnoldii produces the world's largest individual flowers, with blooms around 1 meter in diameter. Interestingly, the species does not produce leaves and lives as a parasite inside Tetrastigma vines.…
Drosera arcturi Species Profile
Drosera arcturi is an alpine sundew native to the coldest parts of SE Australia and New Zealand. The species is named after its type location of 'Mt Arthur, Tasmania'. D.…
Drosera arcturi on Mt Kosciuszko
In mid-January 2022, I went up to Australia's highest mountain range in search of Drosera arcturi - a sundew that grows in the coldest parts of Australia and New Zealand.…
New Lens! Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Super Macro vs Utricularia dichotoma
After realising that my macro photography peaked 8 years ago, I succumbed to peer pressure and got that Laowa Super Macro like literally (literally) everyone else. The lens permits impressive…
Wasp
Wasp caught by Drosera capensis. 2014. Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 reversed onto Canon 85mm f/1.8.
Drosera filiformis leaf cutting time-lapse
A time-lapse of a threadleaf sundew (D. filiformis) plantlet emerging from a submerged leaf cutting. My longest time-lapse yet at just under 2 months. The video is equivalent to 155,500…
Introgression between Utricularia oppositiflora and U. dichotoma in the Errinundra National Park
I came across this interesting population of Utricularia on the upland escarpment of the Errinundra National Park, eastern Victoria. Two taxa were present - a smaller one resembling U. oppositiflora…
An aberrant population of Utricularia dichotoma subsp. dichotoma in the Kosciuszko National Park
I found this single patch of Utricularia in the Kosciuszko National Park all with malformed flowers. All the blooms had duplicated palate ridges and ruffled corollas, and many specimens had…
A putative natural hybrid between Utricularia oppositiflora and U. barkeri
In November 2021, I found a population of a putative natural hybrid between Utricularia oppositiflora and U. barkeri in the Grampians region. The upper corolla lip of the hybrid was…
An occurrence of Drosera peltata in Victoria
Drosera peltata occurs in moist coastal heathland in East Gippsland, on the Victorian side of the border with NSW. The plants here are mostly tall (>30cm) with well-spaced inflorescences held…