Stylidium capillare

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Stylidiaceae
genus = "Stylidium"
subgenus = "Andersonia"
sectio = "Tenella"
species = "S. capillare"
binomial = "Stylidium capillare"
binomial_authority = R.Br. 1810
synonyms ="Candollea capillaris":(R.Br.) F.Muell. 1883"Stylidium quadrifurcatum":F.L.Erickson & J.H.Willis 1956

"Stylidium capillare" is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus "Stylidium" (family Stylidiaceae). It is an annual plant that grows from 6 to 13 cm tall. Obovate or orbicular leaves, about 4-7 per plant, form basal rosettes around the compressed stems. The leaves are generally 1.5-5 mm long and 1-3 mm wide. Petioles are absent. This species usually has one to two scapes per plant and 6-13 cm long inflorescences. Flowers are white and bloom from March to June in the southern hemisphere. "S. capillare"'s distribution ranges from Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory east to Cooktown Mareeba in northern Queensland, Australia. Its habitat is recorded as being sandy soils in eucalypt woodlands and swampy "Melaleuca" species communities. "S. capillare" is most closely related to "S. nominatum".

See also

* List of "Stylidium" species

References