Nick Volpe
Tall Sundrew (Drosera fragrans)
The new leaf of a Tall Sundew (Drosera fragrans) growing in the incredibly bio-diverse sandsheet heath habitats of Darwin. It will soon join all the other leaves in the plant in trapping and digesting small flying insects.
A good wet season has brought out an immense density and diversity of carnivorous plants in Darwins' flooded environments. Yesterday alone I saw five species of sundews and three species of bladderworts at one small roadside site. Botanists from all over the world visit these areas to witness the stunning diversity.
The species these habitats harbour make them extremely important, but unfortunately they are constantly under threat from development in rural Darwin.
Tall Sundrew (Drosera fragrans)
The new leaf of a Tall Sundew (Drosera fragrans) growing in the incredibly bio-diverse sandsheet heath habitats of Darwin. It will soon join all the other leaves in the plant in trapping and digesting small flying insects.
A good wet season has brought out an immense density and diversity of carnivorous plants in Darwins' flooded environments. Yesterday alone I saw five species of sundews and three species of bladderworts at one small roadside site. Botanists from all over the world visit these areas to witness the stunning diversity.
The species these habitats harbour make them extremely important, but unfortunately they are constantly under threat from development in rural Darwin.