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…
Drosera tubaestylis Species Profile
Drosera tubaestylis is a rosetted tuberous sundew from south-west Western Australia. The sundew is named after its trumpet-shaped styles. Drosera tubaestylis is a small sundew that grows from 1.5-3.5 cm…
Drosera silvicola Species Profile
Drosera silvicola is a pygmy sundew endemic to the Darling Scarp. The sundew is named after its forested habitat (silva = woodland, -cola = inhabiting). Drosera silvicola is one of…
Colour variation in Drosera gigantea
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…
A nice population of Drosera purpurascens and a rose-gold mutant
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…
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…
Drosera whittakeri Species Profile
Drosera whittakeri is a rosetted tuberous sundew endemic to South Australia. The species is named after Joseph Whittaker, who collected the species in the 1800s. Drosera whittakeri has a rosette…
Fasciation in Drosera gigantea
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…
Drosera marchantii Species Profile
Drosera marchantii is an erect tuberous sundew from Jarrah woodland in Western Australia. The species is named in honour of Neville Marchant, a notable systematic botanist. Drosera marchantii has an…