Stylidium hispidum
| Stylidium hispidum | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Stylidiaceae |
| Genus: | Stylidium |
| Subgenus: | Tolypangium |
| Section: | Lineares |
| Species: | S. hispidum |
| Binomial name | |
| Stylidium hispidum Lindl., 1839 | |
Stylidium hispidum (the white butterfly triggerplant) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus Stylidium (family Stylidiaceae). S. hispidum is endemic to Australia and is found primarily in southwest Western Australia near Perth. This species is a basally rosetted triggerplant with greyish, linear leaves growing up to three cm. The scape is reddish, from six to thirty cm tall ending in a somewhat branched raceme giving rise to white or cream-colored flowers, which have red spots near the throat of the flower. The primary habitat for S. hispidum includes jarrah forests, gravelly loams, and light sandy soils.[1]
Unusual flower with five petals
See also
References
- ↑ Erickson, Rica. (1958). Triggerplants. Perth: Paterson Brokensha Pty. Ltd.
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