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Creamy Triggerplant

Stylidium spathulatum

Creamy Triggerplant
Photo: Ferdinand Bauer, Public domain
Family
Stylidiaceae (Stylidi family)
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SW. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Stylidium spathulatum is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus Stylidium (family Stylidiaceae). The species is informally named the creamy triggerplant for the colour of its flowers.

The flowers are yellowish-white and appear between October and January. These are presented on a scape, 0.05 to 0.5 metres above the ground, which is glandular at the base and glabrous on the upper parts. The leaves are spathulate, or inversely lance-shaped, tufted and spread out just above ground level. It is found on dunes, granite outcrops, swamps and other moist areas, amongst Eucalypts, heathland or shrubs.

Other Stylidium plants

Grass Triggerplant · Stylidium inconspicuum · Stylidium javanicum · Stylidium laricifolium · Stylidium leeuwinense · Stylidium leptorrhizum · Stylidium lobuliflorum · Stylidium longicornu · Stylidium longissimum · Stylidium marradongense · Stylidium multiscapum · Stylidium muscicola

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stylidium spathulatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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