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,…
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,…
A nice sunny patch of D. auriculata on the first day of spring.
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
The Utricularia dichotoma species complex comprises 8 closely related but genetically clustered subspecies. Jobson and Baleeiro in 2020 distinguished a taxon that is distributed in coastal habitats across south eastern…
Jobson and Baleeiro's 2020 study of Utricularia dichotoma identified 8 closely related but distinct subspecies which together form the species complex. One of these is U. dichotoma subsp. aquilonia, which…
Fire is integral to many Australian ecosystems, acting to clear the landscape for a new generation of plants. In many locations, it is only after fire that Drosera binata appears.…
The wikipedia page for Drosera lists an interesting use for sundews - in the Scottish Highlands, an extract of Drosera rotundifolia was used to prepare a yellow or purple dye.…