Reflections on 2022 – a massive year of exploration
As 2022 comes to a close, I reflect on the highlights of a massive year of travel and discovery - both of carnivorous plants and of myself. At the beginning…
Utricularia simplex Species Profile
Utricularia simplex is a terrestrial bladderwort endemic to the south coast of Western Australia. Its name refers to its simple 1-flowered scapes. The species has small blooms that are coloured…
Drosera pycnoblasta Species Profile
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 sargentii Species Profile
Drosera sargentii is a pygmy sundew especially known for its long, thin stipular bud. Drosera sargentii is a small plant, growing rosettes of around 1.5 cm in diameter. The petioles…
Carnivorous plants of the Western Australian granite outcrops
This article also appears in the International Carnivorous Plant Society Carnivorous Plant Newsletter v49n1 At the end of winter in 2019 I embarked on an expedition to Western Australia to find carnivorous plants in the wild. This…
Plants in the wild: Cephalotus follicularis
Cephalotus follicularis, the Albany Pitcher Plant, is a unique species of pitcher plant endemic to Western Australia. It is a remarkable example of convergent evolution, having evolved a pit-fall trap…
Drosera gigantea Species Profile
Drosera gigantea is a tuberous sundew that is named for its gigantic size. The species emerges towards the end of winter as aspagarus-like shoots covered in non-carnivorous bracts. This shoot…
Drosera bulbosa Species Profile
Drosera bulbosa is a rosetted tuberous sundew endemic to Western Australia. Drosera bulbosa is a medium sized plant, typically reaching around 5-10cm in diameter. The leaves are usually oval shaped,…
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Drosera hamiltonii Species Profile
Drosera hamiltonii is a species of sundew that is endemic to the southern coast of Western Australia. Drosra hamiltonii is a medium sized sundew that grows around 5cm in diameter.…
Drosera pallida Species Profile
The longest specimen of D. pallida I observed. Plant located in the Mt Lindesay National Park Of all the carnivorous species in Western Australia, Drosera pallida was one of the…
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