Family: Stylidiaceae
Plant: A tufted herb up to 15cm high.
Flowers: Erect terminal racemes of pink, tubular, 5-lobed flowers with bent, elongated and touch-sensitive columns.
Flowering: April-June and October-January.
Fruit: Oblong capsule up to 1cm long.
Leaves: Narrow linear about 5cm long and 1mm wide in a basal tuft.
Habitat: In open sunny locations in dry sclerophyll forest and heathland.
Key Feature: Linear basal leaves. Pink 5-lobed touch-sensitive flowers in a raceme at the ends of the stem.
Name:
Stylidium From Greek = little style (referring to the style in its flower).
lineare From Latin linearis = line (referring to its linear leaves).
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Herb |
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Flowers |
Form |
Tubular/Bell-shaped, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Pink |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
5 |
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Flowering Month |
1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Basal, Tufted |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Linear |
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Length |
Short, Medium |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
- |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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