Drosera hookeri Species Profile
Drosera hookeri is an erect tuberous sundew native to east and south-east Australia. Drosera hookeri growing in SE Melbourne. Note the strongly branching structure, with side stems emerging around half…
D. gracilis
Drosera gracilis – lowland form Species Profile
Drosera gracilis is an erect tuberous sundew native to eastern Australia. It is a member of the D. peltata complex but is distinguished on the basis of its stature and…
Comparing Drosera hookeri and Drosera gunniana of the Melbourne region
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 pycnoblasta Species Profile
Drosera pycnoblasta is a pygmy sundew found in arid regions of south west Western Australia. Its specific epithet refers to its distinctive stipular bud, which consists of overlapping thick stipules…
Drosera spatulata Species Profile
Drosera spatulata is a rosetted sundew widespread across Australasia, SE Asia and E Asia, growing from New Zealand up the east coast of Australia, across SE Asia to China and…
Drosera verrucata Species Profile
Drosera verrucata is a pygmy sundew endemic to the south coast of WA around the Albany and Many Peaks region. The species is notable for forming a raised rosette of…
Drosera thysanosepala Species Profile
Drosera thysanosepala is a scrambling sundew endemic to the sandy heathland north of Perth. The species is named after its fringed sepal margins (thysanotos = fringed, sepalum = sepal). Drosera…
Drosera subhirtella Species Profile
Drosera subhirtella is a scrambling tuberous sundew widespread throughout south-west Western Australia. The species is notable for its sulphur yellow flowers, a feature unique to the Drosera of WA. The…
Drosera stricticaulis Species Profile
Drosera stricticaulis is an erect tuberous sundew native to Australia. The species has a self-supporting stem (strictus = straight, erect, rigid; caulis = stem) that grows around 20-30 cm tall…
Drosera purpurascens Species Profile
Drosera purpurascens is a fan-leaved tuberous sundew in the Stolonifera complex. It is distinguished from its relatives by its compact morphology and long petioles. These petioles emerge out of the…