WA 2019: Part 8. The Perth Hills
At the end of winter in 2019 I embarked on a 17 day expedition to document the carnivorous plants of Western Australia. I drove thousands of kilometers and photographed over…
Drosera barbigera
WA 2019: Part 7. Northern Sandplains and Laterite Slopes
At the end of winter in 2019 I embarked on a 17 day expedition to document the carnivorous plants of Western Australia. I drove thousands of kilometers and photographed over…
Drosera pulchella
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
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 a 17 day expedition to document the carnivorous plants of Western Australia. I drove thousands of kilometers and photographed over…
WA 2019: Part 5. South Coast Heath and Mallee
At the end of winter in 2019 I embarked on a 17 day expedition to document the carnivorous plants of Western Australia. I drove thousands of kilometers and photographed over…
Drosera andersoniana
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…
Wild Australian Drosera Species A-Z
An alphabetical list of all Australian Drosera species along with my photographs of them in the wild.
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.