- Stylidium weeliwolli
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status = P2
status_system = DECF
status_ref = [FloraBase|name="Stylidium weeliwolli"|id=18123]
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Stylidiaceae
genus = "Stylidium "
subgenus = "Centridium"
species = "S. weeliwolli"
binomial = "Stylidium weeliwolli"
binomial_authority = Lowrie & Kenneally 1998"Stylidium weeliwolli" is a
dicotyledon ousplant that belongs to thegenus "Stylidium " (familyStylidiaceae ). It occurs in the North West ofWestern Australia The specific epithet "weeliwolli" is Aboriginal Australian for "we are water running" or "running water", referring to the location where it was first discovered, Weeli Wolli Creek northwest of Newman. It is most likely an
annual plant , though it has been reported to be a perennial. It grows from 10 to 25 cm tall. The spathulate or lanceolate leaves form a basal rosettes around the white stems. The leaves are around 6.5-27 mm long (mostly 11-13 cm) and 3-4.5 mm wide.Inflorescence s are branched, around 10-25 cm long and produce flowers that are dark pink with red markings at the base of the corolla lobes and bloom from August to September in their native range. The anterior corolla lobes of this species cross over one another forming an x-shape."S. weeliwolli" is only known from a few locations in northwestern Western Australia, but it is locally abundant at these locations. Its habitat is recorded as being sandy soils on watercourse edges, in wet areas, and a variety of other conditions in the presence of many companion plants. "S. aceratum" is most closely related to "S. calcaratum".Lowrie, A., and Kenneally, K.F. (1998). Three new triggerplant species in "Stylidium" subgenus "Centridium" (Stylidiaceae) from Western Australia. "Nuytsia", 12(2): 197-206.]
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