Stylidium graminifolium (grass triggerplant)
Reference:
Raulings, E. J. and Pauline Y. Ladiges (2001 December 18)
Morphological variation and speciation in Stylidium graminifolium (Stylidiaceae), description of S. montanum and resinstatement of S. armeria.
Australian Systematic Botany 14(6) : 901–935 .
Quotation:
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Key to Species
1. Leaves strictly narrowly linear, up to 2.5 mm wide, glaucous, c. regularly serrate, midrib prominent on abaxial surface and leaves bifurrowed; flowers white to pale pink; in siliceous sands and well-drained soils – S. graminifolium
Leaves linear to narrowly oblanceolate, greater than 3 mm wide, pale to dark green, serrations absent or towards apex only, lamina continuous over midrib and leaves not bifurrowed; flowers pink to deep magenta – 2
2. Leaves 4–15 cm long, pale to mid-green, widely spreading to suberect; scape fine (< 2 mm wide), glabrous or glabrescent below lowest flowers; flowers 10–30; in water-retentive, peaty soils of montane to subalpine areas at high altitudes – S. montanum
Leaves 20–40 cm long, dark green, spreading to erect; scape robust (>2 mm wide), glandular–pubescent beyond lowest flower; flowers 30–120; widespread from coast to alps – S. armeria
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Flora of NSW online PlantNet key to species has not been updated with *Stylidium armeria* after its reinstatement in 2001 .
Stylidium graminifolium is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast | Hunter Region | New South Wales North Coast | Hume | Greater Melbourne | Barwon South West | Loddon Mallee
Species information
- Stylidium graminifolium Scientific name
- grass triggerplant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1615.29m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Maps
Alison Hone Reserve Aranda Bushland Back Creek TSR Black Mountain Conjola National Park Gorman Road Bush Reserve, Goulburn Goulburn Mulwaree Council Kingsdale TSR Mcleods Creek Res (Gundaroo) Namadgi National Park Pomaderris Nature Reserve Rock Valley, Tidbinbilla Souths TSR on Mountain Ash Road Tallaganda National Park VC00126 West Goulburn Bushland Reserve -
Places
Aranda, ACT Beaumaris, VIC Bombay, NSW Goulburn, NSW Gundaroo, NSW Gundary, NSW Kingsdale, NSW Marulan, NSW Mount Fairy, NSW Palerang, NSW Rendezvous Creek, ACT Tullarwalla, NSW Yarra, NSW
