Drosera adelae Species Profile
Drosera adelae is a rainforest sundew endemic to the coastal ranges on and adjacent to Hinchinbrook Island, Far North Queensland. The species is associated with creek lines in a variety…
Drosera finlaysoniana Species Profile
Drosera finlaysoniana is a sundew in the section Arachnopus (indica complex) found across Australia and South East Asia. The species is named in honour of George Finlayson, a Scottish naturalist.…
Species profile: Drosera prolifera
Drosera prolifera is a sundew endemic to the Daintree area in Far North Queensland, Australia. The species is one of the four 'sisters' of rainforest-dwelling sundews in the wet tropics.…
Drosera spatulata in Gibraltar Range National Park
A particularly photogenic specimen of D. spatulata in a creekside seepage at Gibraltar Range National Park.
Drosera arcturi Species Profile
Drosera arcturi is an alpine sundew native to the coldest parts of SE Australia and New Zealand. The species is named after its type location of 'Mt Arthur, Tasmania'. D.…
Drosera arcturi on Mt Kosciuszko
In mid-January 2022, I went up to Australia's highest mountain range in search of Drosera arcturi - a sundew that grows in the coldest parts of Australia and New Zealand.…
Drosera filiformis leaf cutting time-lapse
A time-lapse of a threadleaf sundew (D. filiformis) plantlet emerging from a submerged leaf cutting. My longest time-lapse yet at just under 2 months. The video is equivalent to 155,500…
An occurrence of Drosera peltata in Victoria
Drosera peltata occurs in moist coastal heathland in East Gippsland, on the Victorian side of the border with NSW. The plants here are mostly tall (>30cm) with well-spaced inflorescences held…
Post-fire blooming of Drosera binata in Budderoo National Park
Following a prescribed burn in March, the Drosera binata in Budderoo National Park were induced to bloom en mass in December 2021. The burn cleared a creek gully of its…
Multi-stemmed red Drosera auriculata from the peaks of the Grampians
In the peaks of the Grampians, the cold weather results in an interesting branched morphology and stunning red colour in Drosera auriculata. It is not common for temperatures to dip…