Utricularia dunlopii is a terrestrial bladderwort from tropical Northern Territory and Western Australia. The species is notable for its extremely long filamentous appendages extending from the flower. These antennae extend…
Utricularia capilliflora is a terrestrial bladderwort endemic to the Top End of Australia. The species is named for the hair-like appendages on its flower. These antennae extend from the upper…
In the last months of 2020, I ventured into the Victorian countryside to document the carnivorous plants that grow there. I found several newly described taxa and learned so much…
Utricularia biloba is an affixed aquatic bladderwort native to the east coast of Australia. The species is named for its lower corolla lip, which is split into two lobes. Utricularia…
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 hookeri and Drosera gunniana form a complex of plants with somewhat controversial taxonomy. In mid October, I investigated the differences between D. hookeri and D. gunniana in the Melbourne…
Drosera pulchella is a common pygmy sundew endemic to the coastal regions of south-west Western Australia. The species is easily recognisable by its broad petioles. It is associated with wet…
During may, the winter growing Drosera have well and truly emerged in the Anglesea Heath, west of Melbourne. Drosera aberrans is one of the most abundant species, colonising a range…
An alphabetical list of all Australian Drosera species along with my photographs of them in the wild.
In light of the recent review of the Utricularia dichotoma complex (Jobson 2020), I decided to take a trip up to the Baw Baw Plateau to take some reference photos…