Stylidium imbricatum

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Stylidiaceae
genus = "Stylidium"
subgenus = "Forsteropsis"
species = "S. imbricatum"
binomial = "Stylidium imbricatum"
binomial_authority = Benth. 1837
synonyms = "Condollea imbricata":(Benth.) F.Muell. 1884

"Stylidium imbricatum", the tile-leaved triggerplant, is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus "Stylidium" (family Stylidiaceae). It is an herbaceous perennial that grows from 12-50 cm tall and has divided stems covered with tile-like leaves that are arranged in a spiral formation around the stem. The ovate-elliptic leaves are basifixed and held closely against the stems. The leaves are around 1.5-1.8 mm long and 0.6-0.8 mm wide. Terminal inflorescences are racemose or spike-like and produce flowers that are reddish violet with laterally-paired lobes and bloom from April to May in their native range. "S. imbricatum" is only known from south-western Western Australia in Stirling Range National Park and Porongurup National Park south-east to Cheynes Beach. Its habitat is recorded as being sandy or laterite soils in swampy areas, rocky slopes, or heathland. "S. imbricatum" is distinct within its subgenus because it possesses obovate sepals.Spooner, Amanda. (2006). [http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7738 "Stylidium imbricatum" Benth.] FloraBase, Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. Accessed online: 27 September 2007.]

See also

* List of "Stylidium" species

References