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Accession Data:

Stylidium debile F.Muell.

  • Common Name: Trigger Plant
  • Family: Stylidiaceae R.Br.

  • Country of Origin: Australia

  • Description: A small plant with pink flowers, approximately 4mm across with the stamen held back under tension until the flower is disturbed. The stamen then swings around across the face of the flower.
  • Culture: Grow like subtropical drosera, with acidic soil, constant moisture and strong light.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200600059
  • Source: Doug Darnowski via ICPS Conf (Opel)
  • Accession Date: 06-08-2006
  • Bench: 2309 - Temperate Carnivores
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 12-12-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid II
  • Order: Asterales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Stylidiaceae
  • SubFamily: Stylidioideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006

References (internal):

  • ECE 2019 - Scavenger Hunt
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: New South Wales / Queensland

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, September 07, 2017.
  2. Stylidium debile at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Thursday, September 07, 2017.
  3. A Primer on Trigger Plants at In Defense of Plants. Last accessed on Tuesday, October 23, 2018.

data regenerated on Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:57:03 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Stylidium debile

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Current Accessions in the Stylidiaceae

Subfamily Stylidioideae

  • Stylidium adnatum var. adnatum
  • Stylidium caespitosum
  • Stylidium debile
  • Stylidium graminifolium
  • Stylidium productum W/C
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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