Stylidium eriopodum

Stylidium eriopodum is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus Stylidium (family Stylidiaceae). A creeping perennial, herb which forms in compact clumps to 15 cm wide. Only found in the south west corner of Western Australia. The preferred habitat is eucalyptus woodland or shrublands. Attractive colourful flowers appear in October and November. This plant first appeared in scientific literature in 1839, in the Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis published by the Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.[1][2]

Stylidium eriopodum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Stylidiaceae
Genus: Stylidium
Subgenus: Stylidium subg. Andersonia
Section: Stylidium sect. Tenella
Species:
S. eriopodum
Binomial name
Stylidium eriopodum

See also

References

  1. "Stylidium eriopodum". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. Spooner, Amanda. "Stylidium eriopodum". FloraBase - West Australian Flora Online. Retrieved 22 April 2019.


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