''Stylidium inaequipetalum'', the Ayers Rock triggerplant,Erickson, Rica. 1958. ''Triggerplants''. Paterson Brokensha Pty. Ltd.: Perth, W.A. p. 165. is a small herbaceous perennial plant in the genus ''

Stylidium ''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 ...

''. It grows from tall. Oblanceolate leaves, about 20-100 per plant, form a basal rosette with stems absent. The leaves are generally 15–81 mm long and 2–8 mm wide. This species produces 1-11

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per plant. Inflorescences are 7–40 cm long and produce pink flowers with petals all free and blooms almost year-round in their native range. ''S. inaequipetalum'' is endemic to the southwestern Northern Territory and Western Australia. Its typical habitat has been reported as sandy soils on sheltered creekbanks or in between rocks. ''S. inaequipetalum'' is most closely related to '' S. floribundum'', though it is also closely allied with '' S. debile''.Bean, A.R. 1999. A revision of ''Stylidium'' sect. ''Debilia'' Mildbr., ''S.'' sect. ''Floodia'' Mildbr. and ''S.'' sect. ''Lanata'' A.R.Bean (Stylidiaceae). ''Austrobaileya'', 5(3): 427-455. It was first described by John McConnell Black in a 1938 issue of the ''Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia''.

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Carnivorous plants of Australia Flora of the Northern Territory Flora of Western Australia inaequipetalum Asterales of Australia Taxa named by John McConnell Black {{Australia-asterid-stub

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