Drosera gigantea, Giant Sundew in habitat, Western Australia.
This iconic Australian carnivorous plant is spectacular to witness in the field. Know to achieve sizes of 1 meter tall this plant inhabits wet sandy soils on swamp edges and goes dormant during the Australian winter. The plant persists as an underground tuber which is typically 15-20cm below the soil surface in mature plants
Images here represent plants from 5 sites visited in the Perth area of Western Australia. Individual traps are quite small (1cm or less), but the mass of traps in a large population are capable of entangling masses of insects for digestion rather easily.
Drosera gigantea, Giant Sundew in habitat, Western Australia.
This iconic Australian carnivorous plant is spectacular to witness in the field. Know to achieve sizes of 1 meter tall this plant inhabits wet sandy soils on swamp edges and goes dormant during the Australian winter. The plant persists as an underground tuber which is typically 15-20cm below the soil surface in mature plants
Images here represent plants from 5 sites visited in the Perth area of Western Australia. Individual traps are quite small (1cm or less), but the mass of traps in a large population are capable of entangling masses of insects for digestion rather easily.