Byblis gigantea

Byblis gigantea, commonly called the rainbow plant, is a carnivorous perennial herb or small sub-shrub in the family Byblidaceae and is endemic to Australia. It typically grows to about 0.45 metres tall, with many branches, closely spaced leaf bases and a deep woody rootstock from which it can resprout after fire. It flowers between September and January, producing pink-purple and white flowers. The species was formally described by John Lindley in 1839 in his sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony, from a specimen collected by James Drummond, and its epithet refers to its larger size than Byblis liniflora. It has a scattered distribution in the south west of Western Australia, from around Dandaragan south through the Perth suburbs and the Darling Range to Boddington, usually in swamps and seasonally wet places in sandy peaty soils. Urban expansion has removed it from much of its former range and the IUCN listed it as Critically Endangered in 2000.