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Sighting 27098

Stylidium sp.

Trigger Plant at Canberra Central, ACT

Stylidium sp. at Canberra Central, ACT - 24 Oct 2014
Stylidium sp. at Canberra Central, ACT - 24 Oct 2014
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Identification history

Stylidium sp. 3 Apr 2016 michaelb
Stylidium graminifolium 24 Oct 2014 AaronClausen
Unidentified 24 Oct 2014 AaronClausen

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4 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   25 Oct 2014
The thick scape suggests Stylidium armeria. A photo of leaves is needed for a definite ID.
waltraud wrote:
   4 Apr 2016
Hmm, I've been spotting a number of trigger plants in that area and always assumed the species is S.graminifolium. We had a discussion about the species (armeria or graminifolium) which Silke Smaglinski had registered on Mt Ainslie. Aaron, would you have the time to take a photo of the leaves?
Mike wrote:
   4 Apr 2016
I read the comments on sighting http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/1947895 detailing characteristics of Stylidium graminifolium and S. armeria, which seem at odds with the plant I have growing in my garden: it is labelled Stylidium graminifolium but has leaves 6 mm wide without hooked edges. I don't know if it is an out-of-town variation of a mislabelled plant.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   4 Apr 2016
The name Stylidium armeria was resurrected about 2004. Plantnet still only has the name, but no description. A lot of people have not caught up with the separation of these two species. Unfortunately I did not find the paper that separates the two species till we were in the final stages of preparing Flowers of the ACT and Region and found that we had a photo of Stylidium armeria and were at the wrong time of year to get one of Stylidium graminifolium on Black Mountain as well.

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 24 Oct 2014 02:25 PM Recorded on
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