A recent taxonomic revision by Jobson (2020) found that the taxon previously referred to as the 'tuber forming variety of U. dichotoma' was actually genetically related to U. beaugleholei. This…
Utricularia barkeri is an emergent terrestrial bladderwort that is native to south eastern Australia. It was formally described by Jobson in 2013 and is often confused with other members of…
Utricularia uniflora is a terrestrial species of bladderwort native to New South Wales and Tasmania on Australia's east coast. A typical flower of U. uniflora. Note the palate, which has…
Utricularia menziesii is a distinctive terrestrial species of bladderwort endemic to south west Western Australia. The plants grow large red blooms with a long underhanging corolla spur that is remeniscent…
Utricularia oppositiflora was originally described by Robert Brown in 1810 but was subsequently synonymised with U. dichotoma. A 2020 paper by Jobson & Baleeiro systematically analysed the genetics and morphology…
Water droplets collect on the flowers of Utricularia grampiana during a foggy morning on Mt William.
Variations in flower colouration are often seen in Utricularia, perhaps because many species grow as annuals from seed so large populations have thousands of individual genetically distinct specimens. Chance mutations…
Utricularia beaugleholei subsp. beaugleholei is an emergent terrestrial bladderwort native to the plains of south-east Australia, mainly in Victoria, but with substantial populations in South Australia and sightings in NSW.…
Drosera auriculata Back in June, I went camping in the northern section of the Wilsons Promontory. This area primarily comprises of coastal heathland, with a sections of swamp and Banksia…
At the end of winter in 2019 I embarked on an expedition to document the carnivorous plants of Western Australia. Over 17 days, I drove almost 3,500 km and photographed…