Hi again everyone,
Following on from my previous post in the Utricularia section, this is the second and final post from my trip to the Grampians National Park. On the previous post I covered the Utricularia dichotoma forms that I saw. On this thread I'll deal with the rest of what I saw. I thought I'd place this post in the Drosera section as the majority of the shots here are of Droseras
Firstly, a photo of a group of Drosera glanduligera plants growing on the same moss as the Utricularia aff. dichotoma plants. Every other time I have seen this species growing it has been in sandy soil so this was an exception to the rule. Something for those who plan on cultivating the plant to take notice of-
Next another Drosera glanduligera, this time growing on a road verge in sandy heathland. It was a dull cloudy day but for some reason the flowers still opened- very unusual-
Also growing in the sandy heathland along the roadsides particularly in damp depressions were literally millions of Drosera pygmaea plants. Most had flower buds but weren't quite ready to open yet-
And a closeup of a single Drosera pygmaea. These plants were by far the most prolific plants I saw over the whole weekend, closely followed by Utricularia tenella-
The Utricularia tenella grew anywhere that there was a bit of moisture. They carpeted the ground in the tens of millions, give or take a couple-
Back on top of the mountains there were plenty of other Drosera species which also grew in the moss on the granite. I found Drosera whittakerii ssp. aberrans, D. auriculata, D. auriculata ssp. gracilis and D. peltata ssp. peltata. Here is a shot of one of the D. peltata ssp. peltata plants-
The final CP shot is a comparison shot of 3 different Utricularia dichotoma forms that I saw-
And finally a couple of non-CP shots. One thing you always have to be careful of while looking for CP's in swampy habitat in Australia is snakes. Here is a shot of a Red-bellied Black Snake that I nearly trod on. I think it is ranked about 9 in the list of most deadly snakes on earth.
And another reptile which I nearly stood on but was a lot less dangerous was this Shingleback or Stumpytailed lizard-
That's all I have for now. I hope you enjoyed the shots. Be back soon.
Regards,
Sean.
Following on from my previous post in the Utricularia section, this is the second and final post from my trip to the Grampians National Park. On the previous post I covered the Utricularia dichotoma forms that I saw. On this thread I'll deal with the rest of what I saw. I thought I'd place this post in the Drosera section as the majority of the shots here are of Droseras
Firstly, a photo of a group of Drosera glanduligera plants growing on the same moss as the Utricularia aff. dichotoma plants. Every other time I have seen this species growing it has been in sandy soil so this was an exception to the rule. Something for those who plan on cultivating the plant to take notice of-
Next another Drosera glanduligera, this time growing on a road verge in sandy heathland. It was a dull cloudy day but for some reason the flowers still opened- very unusual-
Also growing in the sandy heathland along the roadsides particularly in damp depressions were literally millions of Drosera pygmaea plants. Most had flower buds but weren't quite ready to open yet-
And a closeup of a single Drosera pygmaea. These plants were by far the most prolific plants I saw over the whole weekend, closely followed by Utricularia tenella-
The Utricularia tenella grew anywhere that there was a bit of moisture. They carpeted the ground in the tens of millions, give or take a couple-
Back on top of the mountains there were plenty of other Drosera species which also grew in the moss on the granite. I found Drosera whittakerii ssp. aberrans, D. auriculata, D. auriculata ssp. gracilis and D. peltata ssp. peltata. Here is a shot of one of the D. peltata ssp. peltata plants-
The final CP shot is a comparison shot of 3 different Utricularia dichotoma forms that I saw-
And finally a couple of non-CP shots. One thing you always have to be careful of while looking for CP's in swampy habitat in Australia is snakes. Here is a shot of a Red-bellied Black Snake that I nearly trod on. I think it is ranked about 9 in the list of most deadly snakes on earth.
And another reptile which I nearly stood on but was a lot less dangerous was this Shingleback or Stumpytailed lizard-
That's all I have for now. I hope you enjoyed the shots. Be back soon.
Regards,
Sean.