Stylidium productum
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Trigger plant at Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia | |
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Species: | S. productum
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Stylidium productum Hindmarsh & D. Blaxell
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Stylidium productum is a small plant found in eastern Australia. Common in the Sydney region,[1][2] it grows on soils derived from Hawkesbury Sandstone.
Flowers appear in spring and summer, having five pink petals, but one is very small.[3]
Pollination
Stylidium productum features an unusual form of pollination.
The style and two anthers strike insects landing on the flower, which are then showered with pollen.
References
- ^ "Stylidium productum and Stylidium graminifolium". Friends of Lane Cove National Park. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Stylidium productum". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 219