Carnivorous plants of the Cape York Floodplains
The northernmost swamps of the Cape York Peninsula are some of the most biodiverse carnivorous plant habitats in the world. Over twenty species of carnivorous plants across three genera are…
The northernmost swamps of the Cape York Peninsula are some of the most biodiverse carnivorous plant habitats in the world. Over twenty species of carnivorous plants across three genera are…
Drosera gigantea has many different colour variations in both its leaves and stems. The green form is the most common variety The red form is less common than the green…
An exceptionally nice population of Drosera purpurascens grows atop a large mossy granite outcrop on the south coast of Western Australia. The plants are exposed to full sun and attain…
Sometimes damage to the meristem by pathogens, mutations or hormonal imbalances can cause plants to flatten into a ribbon-like growth. In tuberous sundews, this is phenomenon is very uncommon although…
A close relative of Drosera menziesii with orange flowers grows west of the Darling Scarp. This variety prefers slightly drier niches than the regular pink flowered form, growing in sandy…
The Albany Pitcher Plant (Cephalotus follicularis) is a carnivorous plant endemic to the south coast of Western Australia. The species has specific environmental requirements that make it naturally uncommon, including…
Drosera salina is a remarkable sundew that grows in seepages draining into salt lakes in Western Australia. At sunset, the plants catch the low light and glow a vibrant red…
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…
On the floodplain of the Jardine River, an interesting symbiotic relationship occurs between a Nepenthes pitcher plant and black ants. In this sandy but waterlogged swamp, many Nepenthes rowaniae x…
All four species of Australian pitcher plants are early in the process of evolutionary divergence. Hybrids and introgressed taxa are very common in the floodplains of Cape York where multiple…