Drosera androsacea Species Profile
Drosera androsacea is a pygmy species native to the inland south west of Western Australia. It actively grows during winter, before forming a pentagonal stack of stipular buds as the…
South East Melbourne – July
The middle of winter is a wonderful time to find Drosera in southern Victoria. In a single day, I was able to locate 9 species of sundews around south east…
Drosera sp. Macau
This undescribed Drosera taxon grows along a small coastal strip in Macau. It inhabits seepages alongside Nepenthes mirabilis. Drosera sp Macau is distinguished from typical D. spatulata by its rounded…
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Drosera pulchella Species Profile
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…
Anglesea Heath in May
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…
Drosera murfetii Species Profile
Drosera murfetii is a Tasmanian endemic and close relative of D. arcturi. The plants were formally separated in 2014 by Lowrie. Drosera murfetii. Note the well developed non-carnivorous leaves. D.…
WA 2019: Part 6. Granite Outcrops and Salt Lakes
At the end of winter in 2019 I embarked on an expedition to document the carnivorous plants of Western Australia. Over 17 days, I drove almost 3,500 km and photographed…
Drosera andersoniana Species Profile
Drosera andersoniana grows in the interior Wheatbelt Region of Western Australia and is associated with the many granite outcrops which dot the landscape. The erect species always has a strong…
Drosera stolonifera complex
The Drosera section Stolonifera contains some of the most interesting species in my opinion. Despite their widely varying morphology, these plants are united by fan shaped leaves and relatively late emergence towards the end of winter. I sighted 8 species during my WA trip in 2019.
Drosera erythrorhiza complex
A discussion of the Drosera erythrorhiza complex consisting of the species erythrorhiza, magna, collina and squamosa.