- Stylidium prophyllum
Taxobox
image_caption =
status = P3
status_system = DECF
status_ref = [FloraBase|name="Stylidium prophyllum"|id=17580]
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Stylidiaceae
genus = "Stylidium "
subgenus = "Andersonia"
sectio = "Tenella"
species = "S. prophyllum"
binomial = "Stylidium prophyllum"
binomial_authority = Lowrie & Kenneally 1997"Stylidium prophyllum" is a
dicotyledon ousplant that belongs to thegenus "Stylidium " (familyStylidiaceae ). It is anannual plant that grows from 8 to 30 cm tall. The deltate leaves, about 4-10 per plant, are scattered along the elongate,glabrous stem and are generally 0.7-1.5 mm long and 0.3-0.6 mm wide. Petioles and scapes are absent.Inflorescence s are 3-14 cm long and produce pink flowers that bloom from February to June in thesouthern hemisphere . "S. prophyllum" is endemic to the area in and around the Kimberley region inWestern Australia . Its habitat is recorded as being "grassy floodplains, seepage areas, and waterways." "S. prophyllum" is most closely related to "S. fissilobum" but differs mostly in its glabroussepal s.Bean, A.R. (2000). A revision of "Stylidium" subg. "Andersonia" (R.Br. ex G.Don) Mildbr. (Stylidiaceae). "Austrobaileya" 5(4): 589-649.]See also
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