''Stylidium schoenoides'' is a
species
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of
dicotyledon
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plant of the ''
Stylidium''
genus
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, from Stylidiaceae
family
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,
Asterales
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order, first described by
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candol ...
in 1839.
The plant is endemic to
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
.
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Description
''Stylidium schoenoides'' is a perennial herb growing to a height from .15 to 0.5 m high. The leaves form a rosette and are 14–35 cm by 1-1.8 mm and hairless, though there are membraneous scale leaves present at base of mature leaves. The flower stalk has glandular hairs and long soft weak hairs. The white-cream flowers may be seen from August to November.[
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Habitat
It grows on sand, sandy loam, and granite, on hillslopes, dunes, and plains, in forests, heaths, woodland and shrublands.
References
[World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World]
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schoenoides
Plants described in 1839
Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Flora of Western Australia