Stylidium ornatum

Taxobox


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status_ref =Bean, A.R. (1999). A revision of "Stylidium" sect. "Debilia" Mildbr., "S." sect. "Floodia" Mildbr. and "S." sect. "Lanata" A.R.Bean (Stylidiaceae). "Austrobaileya" 5(3): 427-455.]
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Stylidiaceae
genus = "Stylidium"
subgenus = "Tolypangium"
sectio = "Debilia"
species = "S. ornatum"
binomial = "Stylidium ornatum"
binomial_authority = S.T.Blake 1963
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"Stylidium ornatum" is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus "Stylidium" (family Stylidiaceae). It is an herbaceous annual or perennial that grows from 10 to 30 cm tall. Oblanceolate leaves, about 5-25 per plant, form either a basal rosette with stems absent or in terminal rosettes when plant stems are present. The leaves are generally 13-37 mm long and 3-10 mm wide. This species produces 1-4 scapes per plant. Inflorescences are 12-30 cm long and produce pink flowers that bloom all year in their native range. "S. ornatum" is endemic to Queensland and New South Wales. Its typical habitat has been reported as sandy soils in heathland or "wallum" on waterlogged coastal sands. "S. ornatum" is closely related to "S. debile".

See also

* List of "Stylidium" species

References