Reflections on 2022 – a massive year of exploration
As 2022 comes to a close, I reflect on the highlights of a massive year of travel and discovery - both of carnivorous plants and of myself. At the beginning…
Utricularia brennanii Species Profile
Utricularia brennanii is a terrestrial bladderwort native to tropical and north eastern Australia. It was recently separated from the closely related U. lasiocaulis by Jobson and Baleeiro (2022) and is…
Utricularia volubilis Species Profile
Utricularia volubilis is an aquatic bladderwort endemic to south west Western Australia. The species is named for its twining peduncle (volubilis = twining), which wraps around sedges to support the…
Utricularia benthamii Species Profile
Utricularia benthamii is an affixed aquatic bladderwort endemic to south-west Western Australia. The species is named after George Bentham, a prominent English botanist. Utricularia benthamii is a medium-sized bladderwort with…
Utricularia petertaylorii species profile
Utricularia petertaylorii is a terrestrial bladderwort endemic to south-west Western Australia. The species is named after Peter Taylor, a well regarded authority of Utricularia. Utricularia petertaylorii has a purple flower…
Utricularia inaequalis Species Profile
Utricularia inaequalis is a bladderwort endemic to southwest Western Australia. The species is named after the unequally sized lower and upper corolla lips (inaequalis = unequal). Utricularia inaequalis has a…
Utricularia helix Species Profile
Utricularia helix is a bladderwort name for its spiralling flower scape. The species is endemic to the Cape Le Grand region near Esperance in Western Australia. Utricularia helix is a…
Utricularia westonii Species Profile
Utricularia westonii is a bladderwort endemic to Cape Le Grand in Western Australia. The species is notable for its large traps which are formed in whorls around a central rosette…
Utricularia aff subulata on Cape York
A diminutive relative of Utricularia subulata is widespread across Cape York, growing in seasonally waterlogged heathlands. The tiny plants on Cape York resemble U. subulata in the bract and pedicel…
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…