Dipodium roseum, commonly known as rosy hyacinth-orchid or pink hyacinth-orchid, is a leafless mycoheterotrophic orchid found in east and south-eastern Australia. For most of the year, plants are dormant and have no above-ground presence. Below the ground lie fleshy roots. Flower spikes ranging from 30 to 90 cm in height appear between December and April. These racemose inflorescences have 15 to 40 pink flowers with small darker spots. The sepals and petals are strongly recurved and the three-lobed labellum is pink with dark lines and a band of mauve hairs. A rare white-flowering form also exists. The species was formally described in 1991. The type specimen was collected in Montrose in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges. The species was previously included in a wider circumscription of Dipodium punctatum. Dipodium roseum occurs in dry woodland in the states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania. Pollination of this species, as for all species in the genus, is by native bees and wasps. No leafless species of Dipodium has been sustained in cultivation due to the inability to replicate its association with mycorrhizal fungi in a horticultural context. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipodium_roseum
Drosera auriculata (Droseraceae), a.k.a.: Tall Sundew, Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Name derivation: Drosera from the Greek 'droseros' meaning dewy; alluding to the glistening of the glandular leaf laminae. Auriculata from the Greek 'auricula' meaning ear-shaped. Distribution: Found in the southern part of South Australia, from the Flinders Ranges to the lower South-east, growing in moist areas. Also found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Status: Native. Common in South Australia. Common in the other states. Plant description: Small herb with flowering stems to 20 cm high. Lowest leaves in a flat rosette, circular to reniform, to 6 mm diameter. Stem leaves alternate or in clusters, lamina with 2 acute lobes, to 6 mm diameter, peltate on slender petiole to 9 mm long, stipules absent. Inflorescence to 10 cm long with 2–8 white or pink flowers. Flowering between August and November. - http://saseedbank.com.au/species_information.php?rid=1522 Drosera family Drosera, commonly known as the sundews, is one of the largest genera of carnivorous plants, with at least 194 species. These members of the family Droseraceae lure, capture, and digest insects using stalked mucilaginous glands covering their leaf surfaces. The insects are used to supplement the poor mineral nutrition of the soil in which the plants grow. Various species, which vary greatly in size and form, are native to every continent except Antarctica. Both the botanical name (from the Greek δρόσος: drosos = "dew, dewdrops") and the English common name (sundew, derived from Latin ros solis, meaning "dew of the sun") refer to the glistening drops of mucilage at the tip of each tentacle that resemble drops of morning dew. Sundews are perennial (or rarely annual) herbaceous plants, forming prostrate or upright rosettes between 1 and 100 cm (0.39 and 39.37 in) in height, depending on the species. Climbing species form scrambling stems which can reach much longer lengths, up to 3 m (9.8 ft) in the case of D. erythrogyne. Sundews have been shown to be able to achieve a lifespan of 50 years. The genus is specialized for nutrient uptake through its carnivorous behavior, for example the pygmy sundew is missing the enzymes (nitrate reductase, in particular) that plants normally use for the uptake of earth-bound nitrates. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosera
Caladenia major, commonly known as the waxlip orchid, parson-in-the-pulpit, or purple cockatoo is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and one or two purple to mauve flowers. It has been known as Glossodia major since its description by the prolific Scottish botanist Robert Brown in 1810, but recent discoveries suggest its inclusion in the genus Caladenia. Caladenia major is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber. Flowering occurs from August to November. Caladenia major occurs in all states of Australia except Western Australia and the Northern Territory. In New South Wales it is widespread and common in the eastern half of the state; in Victoria it is also widespread and common in most areas with suitable habitat; in South Australia it is common in the south-east, sometimes forming extensive colonies; in Tasmania it is widespread and common and in Queensland it grows in the south-east of that state. This orchid is found in a range of habitats from coastal heath to woodland and dry open forest. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caladenia_major
