Stylidium montanum
alpine triggerplant at Harolds Cross, NSW
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| Stylidium montanum | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Dec 2024 | |
| Stylidium montanum | StewartJasonP | 8 Dec 2024 | |
| Stylidium armeria | courtneyb | 8 Dec 2024 | |
| Stylidium (genus) | courtneyb | 8 Dec 2024 |
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4 comments
8 Dec 2024
Hi Courtney, in Talla at that altitude this could either be Stylidium armeria or Stylidium gramineum. Did you happen to get a photo of the leaves? I'm inclined towards S armeria with the brilliant pink of the flowers, but that isn't definitive.
8 Dec 2024
@Csteele4 I’m just about to upload some photos of the leaves to this listing. Note it’s not the exact same plant but in the same cluster, so high chance same species.
8 Dec 2024
What sort of soil is this growing in please ? – confirming habitat information .
Please see more information here in the species page which i have just updated with more information: Stylidium montanum
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Please see more information here in the species page which i have just updated with more information: Stylidium montanum
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17 Dec 2024
Thanks Michael Mulvaney.
This sighting does show the published diagnostic features of Stylidium montanum,
including the pale flatter growing rosette leaves (most nearly horizontal not many upright),
which shown here have lobes or in other words lobe–like serrations yet these do not occur at the base of most of these leaves shown here in the middle of the rosette .
Serrations *towards* the ends of the leaves or no serrations, are part of this species diagnostic features.
Contrasting the serrations in Stylidium graminifolium have very fine dimensions not lobe like.
Stylidium armeria X does not have serrations along the leaves margins as far as i have seen first hand and have read of the botanical published literature about X.
X Correction of myself : the botanical published literature does say that Stylidium armeria leaves may have serrations along the margins, or serrations only at the leaves tip, or no serrations at all on the leaves X !
This sighting does show the published diagnostic features of Stylidium montanum,
including the pale flatter growing rosette leaves (most nearly horizontal not many upright),
which shown here have lobes or in other words lobe–like serrations yet these do not occur at the base of most of these leaves shown here in the middle of the rosette .
Serrations *towards* the ends of the leaves or no serrations, are part of this species diagnostic features.
Contrasting the serrations in Stylidium graminifolium have very fine dimensions not lobe like.
Stylidium armeria X does not have serrations along the leaves margins as far as i have seen first hand and have read of the botanical published literature about X.
X Correction of myself : the botanical published literature does say that Stylidium armeria leaves may have serrations along the margins, or serrations only at the leaves tip, or no serrations at all on the leaves X !
Location information
- Coordinates 149.538894-35.604739
- Altitude 906.5m
- Places Harolds Cross, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Dec 2024 12:06 PM Recorded on
- courtneyb Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
Collections
- Stylidium graminifolium sl–ss, S. armeria, S. montanum, S. productum ... studies and IDs courtneyb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Stylidium montanum Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Stylidium montanum Scientific name
- alpine triggerplant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1986.82m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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