''Stylidium preissii'', the lizard triggerplant, is a species that belongs to 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 ...

'' (family Stylidiaceae). It is an herbaceous perennial that grows from 5–18 cm tall and has divided stems covered with tile-like leaves that are arranged in a spiral formation around the stem. The broadly trullate leaves are basifixed and held closely against the stems. The leaves are around 1.9 mm long and 1.0 mm wide. Inflorescences are umbellate

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s and produce flowers that are white, pale pink, or dark pink and bloom from November to December in their native range. ''S. preissii'' is only known from south-western Western Australia from

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with a few populations near Jandakot. Its habitat is recorded as being white sandy soils in open heathland. ''S. preissii'' is distinct within its subgenus because it possesses a strap-like gynostemium column with a dilated cunabulum.Lowrie, A. and Kenneally, K.F. (1997). A taxonomic review of ''Stylidium'' subgenus ''Forsteropsis'' (Stylidiaceae). ''Nuytsia'', 11(3): 353-364.Spooner, Amanda. (2006)
''Stylidium preissii'' (Sond.) F.Muell.
FloraBase, Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. Accessed online: 28 September 2007.

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Carnivorous plants of Australia Eudicots of Western Australia preissii Asterales of Australia Taxa named by Otto Wilhelm Sonder {{Australia-asterid-stub

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