Utricularia at Kanangra-Boyd National Park
A network of shallow seasonally moist heathland swamps forms atop the sandstone cliffs of the Kanangra Plateau. As the ground dries out in summer, a profusion of Utricularia dichotoma and…
Carnivorous plants of the Cape York Floodplains
The northernmost swamps of the Cape York Peninsula are some of the most biodiverse carnivorous plant habitats in the world. Over twenty species of carnivorous plants across three genera are…
Colour variation in Drosera gigantea
Drosera gigantea has many different colour variations in both its leaves and stems. The green form is the most common variety The red form is less common than the green…
A nice population of Drosera purpurascens and a rose-gold mutant
An exceptionally nice population of Drosera purpurascens grows atop a large mossy granite outcrop on the south coast of Western Australia. The plants are exposed to full sun and attain…
Fasciation in Drosera gigantea
Sometimes damage to the meristem by pathogens, mutations or hormonal imbalances can cause plants to flatten into a ribbon-like growth. In tuberous sundews, this is phenomenon is very uncommon although…
Drosera aff. menziesii ‘orange flowers’
A close relative of Drosera menziesii with orange flowers grows west of the Darling Scarp. This variety prefers slightly drier niches than the regular pink flowered form, growing in sandy…
The ecology of the Albany Pitcher Plant (Cephalotus follicularis)
The Albany Pitcher Plant (Cephalotus follicularis) is a carnivorous plant endemic to the south coast of Western Australia. The species has specific environmental requirements that make it naturally uncommon, including…
Drosera salina at sunset
Drosera salina is a remarkable sundew that grows in seepages draining into salt lakes in Western Australia. At sunset, the plants catch the low light and glow a vibrant red…
Utricularia aff subulata on Cape York
A diminutive relative of Utricularia subulata is widespread across Cape York, growing in seasonally waterlogged heathlands. The tiny plants on Cape York resemble U. subulata in the bract and pedicel…
Australian pitcher plants farm their own food
On the floodplain of the Jardine River, an interesting symbiotic relationship occurs between a Nepenthes pitcher plant and black ants. In this sandy but waterlogged swamp, many Nepenthes rowaniae x…