(Another) Hybrid Between Drosera auriculata and D. gunniana
In a reserve in SE Melbourne, we found a natural hybrid between Drosera auriculata and D. gunniana. Both parent species grew in intermixed populations, so it's not unusual that the…
Drosera falconeri grows in acidic substrates
Drosera falconeri was first reported in 1980 from a collection near the Finiss River in the Top End of the Northern Territory, where the pH of the soil of the…
Drosera binata – Blue Mountains
Massive vertical swamps occur in the Blue Mountains wherever groundwater from the plateaus seeps out of the sheer valley cliffs. Drosera binata hangs off these walls, enjoying the constantly wet…
Drosera macrantha in the Perth Hills
Large stands of Drosera macrantha grow around the granite outcrops of the Darling Scarp.
Carnivorous Plants of Australia’s Top End
This article also appears in the ICPS CPN The Author would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this expedition took place, including the Larrakia, Werat,…
An almost epiphytic Drosera burmannii
This Drosera burmannii just outside Darwin must have germinated on the sapling when the floodwaters were at their peak. High humidity and a biofilm layer keeps its roots just wet…
Drosera aff. indumenta
In the grassy open woodlands of the Stirling Range grows a pink flowered sundew in the D. macrantha complex. These plants appear most similar to D. indumenta based on its…
Eco-printing with Sundews
My fascination with natural dyes continues with an eco-printing project. Eco-printing is the process whereby the colourful dyestuffs of plants are impressed onto paper (or fabrics). Firstly, the paper has…
Sundews of the Dandenong Foothills
The hills of SE Melbourne provide refuge for sundews that have been spared from agriculture and urbanisation of the land. I explored the area on the first day of spring,…