Victoria 2020: Part 1. The Wimmera
In the last months of 2020, I ventured into the Victorian countryside to document the carnivorous plants that grow there. I found several newly described taxa and learned so much…
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…
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 – lowland form
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…
Comparing Drosera hookeri and Drosera gunniana of the Melbourne region
Drosera hookeri and Drosera gunniana form a complex of plants with somewhat controversial taxonomy. In mid October, I investigated the differences between D. hookeri and D. gunniana in the Melbourne…
Drosera pycnoblasta
Drosera pycnoblasta is a pygmy sundew found in arid regions of south west Western Australia. Its specific epithet refers to its distinctive stipular bud, which consists of overlapping thick stipules…
Drosera spatulata
Drosera spatulata is a rosetted sundew widespread across Australasia, SE Asia and E Asia, growing from New Zealand up the east coast of Australia, across SE Asia to China and…
Drosera verrucata
Drosera verrucata is a pygmy sundew endemic to the south coast of WA around the Albany and Many Peaks region. The species is notable for forming a raised rosette of…
Drosera thysanosepala
Drosera thysanosepala is a scrambling sundew endemic to the sandy heathland north of Perth. The species is a member of the Drosera menziesii complex, which all have glabrous stems and…
Drosera subhirtella
Drosera subhirtella is a scrambling tuberous sundew widespread throughout south-west Western Australia. The species is notable for its sulphur yellow flowers, a feature unique to the Drosera of WA. The…