AIPC Special Issue 5
Over the past year, I have collaborated with the Associazione Italiana Piante Carnivore - AIPC to transform the recount of my 2019 Expedition to Western Australia into a beautifully compiled…
Utricularia menziesii
Utricularia menziesii is a distinctive terrestrial species of bladderwort endemic to south west Western Australia. The plants grow large red blooms with a long underhanging corolla spur that is remeniscent…
Alocasia cuprea
A study of Alocasia cuprea, an aroid from Borneo known for its metallic leaves. Not exactly carnivorous but you'll have to indulge me as its just so beautiful!
Utricularia oppositiflora
Utricularia oppositiflora was originally described by Robert Brown in 1810 but was subsequently synonymised with U. dichotoma. A 2020 paper by Jobson & Baleeiro systematically analysed the genetics and morphology…
Sandstone seepages of the Grampians National Park
The Grampians National Park features a stunning range of sandstone mountains, some reaching over 1,000 m in elevation. Orographic lift and high elevation keeps the summit plateaus wet throughout the…
Red Drosera gunniana in the Grampians
In the plains surrounding the Grampians region in Western Victoria grows a red form of Drosera gunniana. At anthesis, the colour of the leaves is copper/green, with bright red tentacles.…
Drosera gunniana
Drosera gunniana is a species of erect tuberous sundew native to the east coast of Australia. The basal rosette of Drosera gunniana is well developed and moderately dense. The species…
Utricularia grampiana in fog
Water droplets collect on the flowers of Utricularia grampiana during a foggy morning on Mt William.
Drosera hookeri
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…
Drosera gracilis
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…