Discovery and description of new ''
Stylidium'' species has been occurring since the late 18th century, the first of which was discovered in
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in 1770 and described by
Joseph Banks
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Banks made his name on the 1766 natural-history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador. He took part in Captain James ...
and
Daniel Solander
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Solander was the first university-educated scientist to set foot on Australian soil.
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described triggerplant anatomy, also providing illustrations with the descriptions. As of 2002, only 221 ''Stylidium'' species were known.[Wagstaff, S.J. and Wege, J. (2002). Patterns of diversification in New Zealand Stylidiaceae. '']American Journal of Botany
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List of species
* '' Stylidium accedens''
* '' Stylidium aceratum''
* '' Stylidium aciculare''
* '' Stylidium acuminatum''
: Syn.: ''S. spathulatum'' var. ''acuminatum''
* '' Stylidium adenophorum''
* '' Stylidium adnatum'' - beaked triggerplant
: ''S. adnatum'' var. ''abbreviatum''
:: Syn.: ''S. adnatum'' var. ''propinquum''
: Syn.: ''S. fasciculatum'' : Pale beaked triggerplant
* '' Stylidium adpressum'' : Trigger-on-stilts
* '' Stylidium aeonioides''
* '' Stylidium affine'' : Queen triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. caricifolium'' var. ''affine''
* '' Stylidium albolilacinum''
* ''Stylidium albomontis
''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), wh ...
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* '' Stylidium alsinoides''
* '' Stylidium amabile''
* ''Stylidium amoenum
''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), wh ...
'' : lovely (or beautiful) triggerplant
: ''S. amoenum'' var. ''caulescens''
* ''Stylidium angustifolium
''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), wh ...
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* ''Stylidium applanatum
''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), wh ...
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* ''Stylidium aquaticum
''Stylidium aquaticum'' is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus ''Stylidium'' (family Stylidiaceae). The specific epithet ''aquaticum'' refers to this species' typical habitat. It is an annual plant that grows from 18 to 30 cm t ...
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* ''Stylidium arenicola
''Stylidium arenicola'' is a species of dicotyledon plant in the genus ''Stylidium'' (also known as trigger plants). It was described in 1969 by Sherwin Carlquist.Carlq., 1969 ''In: Aliso, 7: No. 1, 46''
Distribution
The species is endemic to ...
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* ''Stylidium armeria
''Stylidium armeria'', the thrift-leaved triggerplant, is a species of ''Stylidium'' that is native to Australia. It is an herbaceous perennial that grows from 50 to 100 cm tall. Narrowly lanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate leaves, about 1 ...
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* ''Stylidium articulatum
''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), wh ...
'' : stout triggerplant
* ''Stylidium assimile
''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), wh ...
'' : bronze-leaved triggerplant
* ''Stylidium asymmetricum
''Stylidium asymmetricum'', the asymmetric triggerplant, is a flowering plant species of the genus ''Stylidium'' and is endemic to south-west Western Australia. It is an annual plant from high that grows at the margins of swamps in clay soils. I ...
'' : asymmetric triggerplant
* ''Stylidium austrocapense
''Stylidium austrocapense'' is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus ''Stylidium'' (family Stylidiaceae). The specific epithet ''austrocapense'' refers to this species' native range on the southern part of Cape York Peninsula in Austr ...
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* ''Stylidium barleei
''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), wh ...
'' : tooth-leaved triggerplant
* '' Stylidium bauthas''
* '' Stylidium beaugleholei''
* '' Stylidium begoniifolium''
* '' Stylidium bellidifolium''
* '' Stylidium bellum''
* '' Stylidium bicolor''
* '' Stylidium breviscapum'' : boomerang triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. breviscapum'' var. ''erythrocalyx''
* '' Stylidium brunonianum'' : pink fountain triggerplant
* '' Stylidium bulbiferum'' : circus triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. recurvum''
* '' Stylidium burbidgeanum''
* '' Stylidium buxifolium''
* '' Stylidium caespitosum'' : fly-away triggerplant
* '' Stylidium calcaratum'' : book triggerplant
* '' Stylidium candelabrum''
* '' Stylidium capillare''
* '' Stylidium caricifolium'' : Milkmaids
* '' Stylidium carlquistii''
* '' Stylidium carnosum'' : fleshy-leaved triggerplant
* '' Stylidium caulescens''
* '' Stylidium centrolepoides''
* '' Stylidium ceratophorum''
* '' Stylidium chiddarcoopingense''
* '' Stylidium chinense''
* '' Stylidium choreanthum'' : dancing triggerplant
* '' Stylidium cicatricosum''
* '' Stylidium ciliatum'' : golden triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. saxifragoides''
* '' Stylidium cilium''
: Syn.: ''S. bulbiferum'' var. ''ciliatum''
* '' Stylidium clarksonii''
* '' Stylidium clavatum''
: Syn.: ''S. luteum'' var. ''clavatum''
* '' Stylidium claytonioides''
* '' Stylidium coatesianum''
* '' Stylidium compressum''
* '' Stylidium confertum''
* '' Stylidium confluens''
* '' Stylidium cordifolium''
* '' Stylidium coroniforme'' : Wongan Hills triggerplant
* '' Stylidium corymbosum'' : whitecaps
* '' Stylidium costulatum''
* '' Stylidium crassifolium'' : Thick-leaved triggerplant
* '' Stylidium crossocephalum'' : posy triggerplant
* '' Stylidium cuneiformis''
* '' Stylidium cygnorum''
: Syn.: ''S. adpressum'' var. ''patens''
* '' Stylidium cymiferum''
* '' Stylidium daphne''
* '' Stylidium darwinii''
* '' Stylidium debile''
* '' Stylidium delicatum''
* '' Stylidium desertorum''
* '' Stylidium despectum'' : dwarf triggerplant
* '' Stylidium diademum''
* '' Stylidium diceratum''
* '' Stylidium dichotomum'' : pins-and-needles
: Syn.: ''S. hookeri''
: Syn.: ''S. mucronifolium''
* '' Stylidium dicksonii''
* '' Stylidium dielsianum'' : tangle triggerplant
* '' Stylidium diffusum''
* ''Stylidium dilatatum
''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), wh ...
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* '' Stylidium diplectroglossum''
: Syn.: ''S. repens'' var. ''diplectroglossum''
* '' Stylidium dispermum''
* '' Stylidium diuroides'' : donkey triggerplant
* '' Stylidium divaricatum'' : daddy-long-legs
: Syn.: ''S. streptocarpum''
* '' Stylidium divergens''
* '' Stylidium diversifolium'' : touch-me-not
* '' Stylidium drummondianum''
* '' Stylidium dunlopianum''
* '' Stylidium ecorne'' : foot triggerplant
* '' Stylidium edentatum''
* '' Stylidium eglandulosum'' : woolly-stemmed triggerplant
* '' Stylidium elongatum'' : tall triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. crassifolium'' var. ''elongatum''
* '' Stylidium emarginatum''
* '' Stylidium ensatum''
* '' Stylidium ericksoniae''
* '' Stylidium eriopodum''
* '' Stylidium eriorhizum''
* '' Stylidium evolutum''
* '' Stylidium exappendiculatum''
* '' Stylidium exiguum''
* '' Stylidium expeditionis'' : Tutanning triggerplant
* '' Stylidium falcatum'' : slender beaked triggerplant
* '' Stylidium ferricola''
* '' Stylidium fimbriatum''
* '' Stylidium fissilobum''
* '' Stylidium flagellum''
* '' Stylidium floodii''
* '' Stylidium floribundum''
* '' Stylidium flumense''
* '' Stylidium fluminense''
* '' Stylidium foveolatum''
* '' Stylidium fruticosum''
* ''Stylidium galioides
''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), w ...
'' : yellow mountain triggerplant
* '' Stylidium glabrifolium''
* '' Stylidium glandulosum'' : bushy triggerplant
* '' Stylidium glandulosissimum''
: Syn.: ''S. luteum'' var. ''glandulosum''
: Syn.: ''S. spathulatum'' var. ''glandulosum''
* '' Stylidium glaucum'' : grey triggerplant
* ''Stylidium graminifolium
''Stylidium graminifolium'', the grass triggerplant, is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus '' Stylidium'' (family Stylidiaceae). This species used to belong to the ''Stylidium graminifolium'' complex, but the name was conserved for ...
'' : grass triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. armeria''
* '' Stylidium guttatum'' : dotted triggerplant
* '' Stylidium gypsophiloides''
* '' Stylidium hebegynum''
* '' Stylidium hirsutum'' : hairy triggerplant
* '' Stylidium hispidum'' : white butterfly triggerplant
* '' Stylidium hortiorum''
* '' Stylidium hugelii''
* '' Stylidium humphreysii''
* '' Stylidium imbricatum'' : tile-leaved triggerplant
* '' Stylidium inaequipetalum''
* '' Stylidium inconspicuum''
* '' Stylidium induratum'' : desert triggerplant
* ''Stylidium insensitivum
''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), wh ...
'' : insensitive triggerplant
* '' Stylidium inundatum'' : hundreds and thousands
: Syn.: ''S. brachyphyllum''
* '' Stylidium inversiflorum''
* '' Stylidium involucratum''
: Syn.: * ''S. stowardii''
* '' Stylidium ireneae''
* '' Stylidium javanicum''
* '' Stylidium junceum'' : reed triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. junceum'' var. ''brevius''
* '' Stylidium kalbarriense''
* '' Stylidium keigheryi''
* '' Stylidium korijekup''
* '' Stylidium kunthii''
: Syn.: ''S. brunonis''
* '' Stylidium lachnopodum''
* '' Stylidium laciniatum'' : tattered triggerplant
* ''Stylidium laricifolium
''Stylidium laricifolium'', commonly known as giant trigger-plant, larch-leaf or tree triggerplant,Darnowski, Douglas W. (2002). ''Triggerplants''. Australia: Rosenberg Publishing or is a species of flowering plant in the family Stylidiaceae a ...
'' : tree (or larch-leaf) triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. ternifolium''
* '' Stylidium lateriticola''
* '' Stylidium lehmannianum''
* '' Stylidium leiophyllum''
* '' Stylidium lepidum'' : redcaps
* '' Stylidium leptobotrydium''
* '' Stylidium leptobotrys''
* '' Stylidium leptocalyx'' : slender-calyxed triggerplant
* '' Stylidium leptophyllum'' : needle-leaved triggerplant
* '' Stylidium leptorrhizum''
: Syn.: ''S. barrettiorum''
* '' Stylidium leptostachyum''
* '' Stylidium lessonii''
* '' Stylidium leeuwinense''
* '' Stylidium limbatum'' : fringed-leaved triggerplant
* '' Stylidium lindleyanum''
* '' Stylidium lineare'' : narrow-leaved triggerplant
* '' Stylidium lineatum'' : sunny triggerplant
* '' Stylidium lobuliflorum''
* '' Stylidium longibracteatum'' : long-bracted triggerplant
* '' Stylidium longicornu''
* '' Stylidium longifolium''
* '' Stylidium longissimum''
* '' Stylidium longitubum'' : jumping jacks
* '' Stylidium lowrieanum''
* '' Stylidium luteum'' : yellow triggerplant
* '' Stylidium macranthum'' : crab claws
* '' Stylidium maitlandianum'' : fountain triggerplant
* '' Stylidium majus''
* '' Stylidium marginatum''
* '' Stylidium maritimum''
* '' Stylidium marradongense''
* '' Stylidium megacarpum''
: Syn.: ''S. bulbiferum'' var. ''macrocarpum''
* '' Stylidium melastachys''
* '' Stylidium merrallii'' : Merralls triggerplant
* '' Stylidium mimeticum''
* '' Stylidium miniatum'' : pink butterfly triggerplant
* '' Stylidium minus''
* '' Stylidium mitchellii''
* '' Stylidium mitrasacmoides''
* '' Stylidium montanum''
* '' Stylidium mucronatum''
* '' Stylidium multiscapum''
* '' Stylidium muscicola''
* '' Stylidium neglectum'' : neglected triggerplant
* '' Stylidium nominatum''
* '' Stylidium nonscandens''
* '' Stylidium notabile''
* '' Stylidium nudum''
* '' Stylidium nunagarensis'' : Nungarin triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. caricifolium'' var. ''nungarinense''
* '' Stylidium nymphaeum''
* '' Stylidium obtusatum'' : pinafore triggerplant
: ''S. obtusatum'' var. ''rubricalyx''
:: Syn.: ''S. rubricalyx'' : apron triggerplant
: ''S. obtusatum'' var. ''obtusatum''
:: Syn.: ''S. asteroideum'' : star triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. bolgartense''
* '' Stylidium ornatum''
* '' Stylidium osculum''
* '' Stylidium oviflorum''
* '' Stylidium pachyrrhizum''
* '' Stylidium paniculatum''
* '' Stylidium paulineae''
* '' Stylidium pedunculatum''
: Syn.: ''S. bryoides''
: Syn.: ''S. curtum''
* '' Stylidium pendulum''
* '' Stylidium periscelianthum'' : pantaloon triggerplant
* '' Stylidium perizostera''
* '' Stylidium perminutum''
* '' Stylidium perplexum''
* '' Stylidium perpusillum'' : tiny triggerplant
* '' Stylidium petiolare'' : horned triggerplant
* '' Stylidium piliferum'' : common butterfly triggerplant
* '' Stylidium pingrupense''
* '' Stylidium planifolium''
* '' Stylidium plantagineum'' : plantagenet triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. elegans''
* '' Stylidium polystachium''
* '' Stylidium preissii'' : lizard triggerplant
* '' Stylidium pritzelianum'' : royal triggerplant
* '' Stylidium productum''
* '' Stylidium proliferum''
* '' Stylidium prophyllum''
* '' Stylidium propinquum''
* '' Stylidium pruinosum''
* '' Stylidium pseudocaespitosum''
* '' Stylidium pseudohirsutum''
* '' Stylidium pseudosacculatum''
* '' Stylidium pseudotenellum''
* '' Stylidium pubigerum'' : yellow butterfly triggerplant
* '' Stylidium pulchellum'' : Thumbelina triggerplant
* ''Stylidium pulviniforme
''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), wh ...
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* '' Stylidium pycnostachyum'' : downy triggerplant
* '' Stylidium pygmaeum'' : pygmy triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. exoglossum'' : tongue triggerplant
* '' Stylidium quadrifurcatum'' : four-pronged triggerplant
* '' Stylidium ramosissimum''
* '' Stylidium ramosum''
* '' Stylidium reductum''
* '' Stylidium reduplicatum''
: Syn.: ''S. drummondii''
: Syn.: ''S. pilosum'' : silky triggerplant
* '' Stylidium repens'' : matted triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. radicans''
* '' Stylidium rhipidium'' : fan triggerplant
* '' Stylidium rhynchocarpum'' : black-beaked triggerplant
* '' Stylidium ricae''
* '' Stylidium rigidulum''
: Syn.: ''S. leptophyllum'' var. ''glabrescens''
: Syn.: ''S. macrocarpum'' : flagon triggerplant
* '' Stylidium rivulosum''
* '' Stylidium robustum''
* '' Stylidium roseo-alatum'' : pink-wing triggerplant
* '' Stylidium roseonanum''
* '' Stylidium roseum''
* '' Stylidium rosulatum''
* '' Stylidium rotundifolium''
: Syn.: ''S. irriguum''
* '' Stylidium rubriscapum''
* '' Stylidium rupestre'' : rock triggerplant
* '' Stylidium sacculatum''
: Syn.: ''S. repens'' var. ''sacculatum'' : locket triggerplant
* '' Stylidium scabridum'' : moth triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. laxiflorum''
* ''Stylidium scandens
''Stylidium scandens'' (the climbing triggerplant) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus '' Stylidium'' (family Stylidiaceae). ''S. scandens'' is endemic to Australia and is found primarily in the southwestern region of Western Au ...
'' : climbing triggerplant
* '' Stylidium scariosum''
* '' Stylidium schizanthum''
* ''Stylidium schoenoides
''Stylidium schoenoides'' is a species of dicotyledon plant of the '' Stylidium'' genus, from Stylidiaceae family, Asterales order, first described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1839. The plant is endemic to Western Australia
Western Au ...
'' : cow kicks
* '' Stylidium sejunctum''
* '' Stylidium semaphorum''
* '' Stylidium semipartitum''
* '' Stylidium septentrionale''
: Syn.: ''S. bulbiferum'' var. ''septentrionale''
* '' Stylidium serrulatum''
* '' Stylidium setaceum''
* '' Stylidium setigerum''
* '' Stylidium sidjamesii''
* '' Stylidium simulans''
* '' Stylidium sinicum''
* '' Stylidium soboliferum''
* '' Stylidium spathulatum'' : creamy triggerplant
* '' Stylidium spinulosum'' : topsy-turvy triggerplant
* '' Stylidium squamellosum'' : maze triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. chrysanthum''
* '' Stylidium squamosotuberosum'' : fleshy-rhizomed triggerplant
* '' Stylidium stenophyllum''
* '' Stylidium stenosepalum''
* '' Stylidium stipitatum''
* '' Stylidium striatum'' : fan-leaved triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. rigidifolium'' : stiff-leaved triggerplant
* '' Stylidium subulatum''
* '' Stylidium suffruticosum''
* '' Stylidium sulcatum''
* '' Stylidium symonii''
* ''Stylidium tenellum
''Stylidium tenellum'' is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus '' Stylidium'' (family Stylidiaceae). It is an annual plant that grows from 5 to 27 cm tall. The obovate or elliptical leaves, about 6-14 per plant, are scattered alo ...
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* '' Stylidium tenerrimum''
* '' Stylidium tenerum''
* '' Stylidium tenue''
: Syn.: ''S. brunonianum'' var. ''minor''
* '' Stylidium tenuicarpum''
* '' Stylidium tenuifolium''
* '' Stylidium tepperianum''
* '' Stylidium tetrandra''
* '' Stylidium thesioides'' : delicate triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. canaliculatum''
* '' Stylidium thyrsiforme''
* '' Stylidium tinkeri''
* '' Stylidium torticarpum''
* '' Stylidium trichopodum''
* '' Stylidium turbinatum''
* '' Stylidium tylosum''
* '' Stylidium udusicola''
* '' Stylidium uliginosum''
* '' Stylidium umbellatum''
* ''Stylidium uniflorum
''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), wh ...
'' : pincushion triggerplant
* '' Stylidium utriculariodes'' : pink fan triggerplant
* '' Stylidium validum''
* '' Stylidium velleioides''
* '' Stylidium verticillatum'': pink mountain triggerplant
* '' Stylidium violaceum'' : violet triggerplant
* '' Stylidium vitiense''
* '' Stylidium warriedarense''
* '' Stylidium weeliwolli''
* '' Stylidium wightianum''
* '' Stylidium wilroyense''
* '' Stylidium xanthopis'' : yellow eyed triggerplant
* '' Stylidium yilgarnense'' : Yilgarn triggerplant
: Syn.: ''S. glanduliferum''
* '' Stylidium zeicolor'' : maize triggerplant
References
External links
* International Plant Names Index
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(IPNI
list of published ''Stylidium'' species names
Western Australia's Flora Base list of Stylidium species
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