Victoria 2020: Part 3. Mt Langi Ghiran
In the last months of 2020, I ventured into the Victorian countryside to document the carnivorous plants that grow there. I found several newly described taxa and learned so much…
Byblis liniflora Species Profile
Byblis liniflora is a species native to tropical northern Australia. It is named for its flowers, which resemble that of flax. The species is small to medium in size, reaching…
Utricularia quinquedentata Species Profile
Utricularia quinquedentata is a terresterial bladderwort endemic to tropical northern Australia. The species is most notable for its diminuitive size. U. quinquedentata is named for the five lobes of the…
Drosera aquatica Species Profile
Drosera aquatica is a sundew in the section Arachnopus endemic to Northern Australia. The species is notable for its aquatic lifestyle, being adapted to the wettest niches. D. aquatica can…
Drosera nana Species Profile
Drosera nana is a diminutive sundew in the section Arachnopus ('indica complex'). It's specific name refers to its small size, with plants typically reaching less than 10 cm in maturity.…
Utricularia dunlopii Species Profile
Utricularia dunlopii is a terrestrial bladderwort from tropical Northern Territory and Western Australia. The species is notable for its extremely long filamentous appendages extending from the flower. These antennae extend…
Utricularia capilliflora Species Profile
Utricularia capilliflora is a terrestrial bladderwort endemic to the Top End of Australia. The species is named for the hair-like appendages on its flower. These antennae extend from the upper…
Utricularia adamsii Species Profile
Utricularia adamsii is a floating aquatic bladderwort known from Australia. It was described by Jobson in 2020 and was previous considered a form of U. aurea, although phylogenetic analysis shows…
Utricularia simmonsii Species Profile
Utricularia simmonsii is a terrestrial bladderwort endemic to tropical Australia. The species produces the smallest known flowers of the genus, measuring around 1 mm across. The wine-red blooms are fairly…
Utricularia dunstaniae Species Profile
Utricularia dunstaniae is a terrestrial bladderwort endemic to the the Top End of the Northern Territory and Kimberleys of Western Australia. The species is notable for the pair of very…