Drosera zigzagia Species Profile
A field of Drosera zigzagia. Drosera zigzagia is a unique species of sundew endemic to the wheatbelt of Western Australia. Along with Drosera salina, it is one of two species…
A field of Drosera zigzagia. Drosera zigzagia is a unique species of sundew endemic to the wheatbelt of Western Australia. Along with Drosera salina, it is one of two species…
Drosera salina against the afternoon sun Drosera salina is a species of sundew that grows exclusively on the edge of salt lakes in the wheatbelt of Western Australia. I always…
For a few weeks near the end of winter, both hot and cold dormant carnivorous plants can be found growing together. This location in a national park in northern Sydney…
March 2020 Update: A new review of the U. dichtoma complex (Jobson 2020) has been published so the information in this article might not reflect the current taxonomy, especially at…
The cliffs of the Blue Mountains are home to six or seven species of carnivorous plants. Water constantly drips down the vertical walls and creates peat accumulations which support these…
Drosera oblanceolata is a species that grows in the South East corner of China and is the country’s only endemic sundew. The form most common in cultivation originates from Lantau Island…
Drosera aberrans is a tuberous sundew found in the south east of mainland Australia in Victoria and South Australia. It grows in a wide range of ecosystems and soil types. The…
This pygmy species from eastern Australia forms a rosette of white reflective leaves during its summer dormancy. Where water is available, specimens continue to grow carnivorous leaves.
Byblis liniflora produces digestive tentacles even on its flower stalk! The genus looks superficially similar to Drosera but is not related.
The scenery began to change as I left the agricultural flats of Taranaki and ventured deep into the Forgotten World Highway. Slowly, the fields began to undulate and I was…