Carnivorous plants of New Zealand

There are two native genera of carnivorous plants in New Zealand with fourteen species and four species that have been known to occur in the past.[1]

Species

Drosera spatulata in flower

Drosera

• Drosera arcturi
• Drosera auriculata
• Drosera binata
• Drosera capensis (introduced and fully naturalised plant pest)
• Drosera peltata
• Drosera pygmaea
• Drosera spatulata
• Drosera stenopetala (endemic)

Utricularia

• Utricularia australis
• Utricularia delicatula (endemic)
• Utricularia dichotoma
• Utricularia geminiscapa
• Utricularia gibba (introduced plant pest)
• Utricularia livida (introduced and fully naturalised plant pest)

Drosera burmanni, D. filiformis, U. arenaria and U. sandersonii have been known to occasionally occur.[2]

Invasive species

Drosera capensis, U. arenaria, U. gibba, U. livida and U. sandersonii are listed on the National Pest Plant Accord since they are invasive species. The Cape sundew (D. capensis) and bladderwort (U. livida) have been found in the Auckland region and pose a threat to indigenous plants.[3]

See also

• Carnivorous plants of Australia

References

1. "Carnivorous plants". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
2. Flora of New Zealand
3. "Carnivorous weeds on the loose in Auckland". Department of Conservation. April 2005. Retrieved 2009-04-17.

Further reading

• Salmon, Bruce (2001). Carnivorous Plants of New Zealand. Ecosphere Publications. ISBN 9780473080327.

External links

• New Zealand Carnivorous Plant Society