Dan Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Hi all, I've just arrived home after a month walking in the Kimberley region of NW Australia (photos of Utrics and sundews to be posted later). My walking companion and I had a morning in Perth on our way home, and decided to search for some sundews. Within about 20 km of Perth airport, and without trying too hard, we had quickly discovered 12 species of drosera! The southwest of Western Australia is truly amazing in terms of species diversity. Below are but a couple of the many photos from the morning trip. Enjoy! D. zonaria (both red and green forms occur at this one site) D.stolonifera A beatiful erect drosera and it's flower (any tips on it's identity would be welcome!) The other species seen were D. gigantea, D. menziesii, D. macrantha, D. erythrorhiza, D. walyunga, D. rosulata, D. zigzagia, D. glanduligera and a pygmy that would couldnt ID positively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Spence Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Hi Dan, Great plants. The final plant is Drosera heterophylla. Can't wait for the "other" photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Dan, Great pictures! Please don't let us wait too long for the other pictures! Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob H Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Smashing pics Dan I'm looking forward to the rest too :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCarnifreak Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Beautiful Drosera's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracy Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Fab pics - looking forward to next installment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Allan Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Great photos. Thanks for sharing. Did you spot any Byblis on your travels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted August 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Hi Greg, Yep, we did see some Byblis (see below - dunno if its liniflora or filifolia). However, as it was the dry season they were pretty scarce. We only saw the one in the photos below because it was in flower. You can appreciate that they'd be pretty hard to see amongst the grass when not in flower. Cheers, Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Hi Dan, Wow - thanks for the photos, it always great to see CP (especially Drosera) in the wild! Can't wait to see the other photos, I'm waiting (impatiently!)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Allan Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Hi Dan, Thanks for that. It's very unusual to see photos of wild Byblis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Allan Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Hi Dan, Don't know whwther you still post on here, but I believe that, on comparison with my specimens, that the Byblis is B rorida. Where was the plant found? Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelljuhg Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Very nice Droserae! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setep Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Dan - nice pictures. Greg - thanks for posting to this older thread, causing it to flag on my 'new posts'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Hi Greg, I just noticed you post (after several months it seems!). I think your call of B.rorida might be a good one. We saw this plant on the Mitchell Plateau (NW KImberley). CALM's Floarabase database has several occurrences of this plant in the vicinity. Unfortunately, the one plant we saw was not in seed at the time. btw. craig and i are angling to get up to the Kimberley again this year for another extended walk, so perhaps there might be some more photos to show in the coming months. cheers, Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Allan Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Hi Dan, I'll look forward to them. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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