Stylidium fimbriatum

Taxobox


image_caption =
status = P2
status_system = DECF
status_ref = [FloraBase|name="Stylidium fimbriatum"|id=16405]
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Stylidiaceae
genus = "Stylidium"
subgenus = "Andersonia"
sectio = "Biloba"
species = "S. fimbriatum"
binomial = "Stylidium fimbriatum"
binomial_authority = Lowrie & Kenneally 1996

"Stylidium fimbriatum" is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus "Stylidium" (family Stylidiaceae). It is an erect annual plant that grows from 15 to 30 cm tall. Oblanceolate leaves, about 16 per plant, form a basal rosette around the compressed stems. The leaves are generally 5-20 mm long and 2-7 mm wide. This species generally has one or two scapes and cymose inflorescences that are 15-30 cm long. Flowers are pink with yellow highlights. "S. fimbriatum"'s distribution is confined to the area around Bachsten Creek in the Kimberley region in Western Australia. Its typical habitat is herbfields that are seasonally wet.Bean, A.R. (2000). A revision of "Stylidium" subg. "Andersonia" (R.Br. ex G.Don) Mildbr. (Stylidiaceae). "Austrobaileya" 5(4): 589-649.]

See also

* List of "Stylidium" species

References