Stylidium adnatum

Taxobox


image_caption = "S. adnatum" print from "Curtis's Botanical Magazine".
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Stylidiaceae
genus = "Stylidium"
subgenus = "Nitrangium"
sectio = "Rhynchangium"
species = "S. adnatum"
binomial = "Stylidium adnatum"
binomial_authority = R. Br.

"Stylidium adnatum" (the beaked triggerplant) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus "Stylidium" (family Stylidiaceae). "S. adnatum" is endemic to Australia and is found primarily in the southwest region of Western Australia.

This species is leafy-stemmed and scrambling, growing up to 10 cm tall with leaves to 3 cm long and 5 mm wide. It blooms in late winter and spring with small (3-4 mm wide), white flowers that bear red stripes.Darnowski, Douglas W. (2002). "Triggerplants". Australia: Rosenberg Publishing.] "S. adnatum" is primarily found in jarrah and karri forests, among reeds of paperbark swamps, and in heath by streams entering the ocean.Erickson, Rica. (1958). "Triggerplants". Perth: Paterson Brokensha Pty. Ltd. 97-98.] "Stylidium adnatum" var. "abbreviatum" (Benth., 1868) is a variety of this species found in wild populations and is noted for its short and dense inflorescence. The variety was discovered and named twice, the second being "S. adnatum" var. "propinquum" (R. Br.), though this name is no longer used. FloraBase, the Western Australia Flora. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. Accessed [http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/search/advanced?genus=stylidium online] on Nov. 30, 2006.]

See also

* List of "Stylidium" species

References