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West Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
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West Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
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West Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
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Ravensthorpe, Western Australia, Australia
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Stylidium carnosum sp narrow leavesThis is an interesting trigger plant that grows to 1metre tall. Initially it looks like a "Leek orchid" but on closer inspection you can see the 'triggers'. Flowers after a fire and never in large numbers. It is scattered over the South West of Western Australia.Photos: Fred
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Stylidium hortiorum This plant was first collected in Western Australia in 1962 but not given a species name until the year 2000. It is a beautiful plant which grows in clumps to 40 cm tall.One of its special features of this species, is three mounds near its throat which shine white to attract insects for pollination.Stylidiums have a trigger which is set off by the insects as they land on the petals which act as a landing platform. The trigger pats the insect on the back, leaving pollen to be mixed with the next flower's pollen. Best viewed large
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We found these plants growing around the edges of a large rock in Morawa. Stylidium ricae grows in a restricted area.Photo: Jean
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We found these plants growing around the edges of a large rock in Morawa. Stylidium ricae grows in a restricted area.Photo: Fred
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We found these plants growing around the edges of a large rock in Morawa. Stylidium ricae grows in a restricted area.Photo: Fred
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We found these plants growing around the edges of a large rock in Morawa. Stylidium ricae grows in a restricted area.Photo: Jean
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We found these plants growing around the edges of a large rock in Morawa. The young emerging flowers are a brilliant pink encouraging you to photograph them. Stylidium ricae grows in a restricted area.Photo: Fred
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Lesley, Western Australia, Australia
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Stylidiaceae: Stylidium emarginatum Trigger plantThis is a series of two photos. This photo shows the flower from the top with its trigger set waiting for an insect to land to feed on nectar. Once the insect lands in the correct place, the sensitive trigger flies over, hitting the insect on its back, depositing pollen.The
other photo shows the plant's labellum, a special part which helps to align the trigger to sit in its correct position.Size: Approx 1 cm (< 1/2 inch)Note: There are over 300 Stylidium species in Western Australia. Many of them are unnamed.
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Stylidiaceae: Stylidium emarginatumThis is a series of two photos. This photo shows the plant's labellum, a special part which helps to align the trigger to sit in its correct position.The
other photo shows the flower from the top with its trigger set waiting for an insect to land to feed on nectar. Once the insect lands in the correct place, the sensitive trigger flies over, hitting the insect on its back, depositing pollen.
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Stylidium beaugleholei is the white tiny trigger plant growing in wetlands. Here it is growing with the pink Stylidium despectumPhoto: Jean
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Stylidium beaugleholei is a tiny trigger plant growing in wetlands. Their column (trigger) is always in an upright position with a tiny labellum projecting behind. The flower often has a blush of pink on the petals. Notice that the petals are different sizes, the closest to the labellum are small, where the others are longer.Photo: Fred
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Stylidium beaugleholei is a tiny trigger plant growing in wetlands. Photo: Fred
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Stylidium beaugleholei is a tiny trigger plant growing in wetlands. Photo: Fred
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Stylidium beaugleholei is a tiny trigger plant growing in wetlands. Photo: Fred
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A tiny trigger plant, discovered and described by
Rica Erickson in the 1950's. It wasn't seen again until 2007. I took a photo last year and we have been searching for this elusive plant this October with some success. It grows to 8cm. This photo shows three stages of the plant. Top photo as it is about to flower, middle flower has flowered and closed and the bottom photo is fully in flower.Photo: Fred
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A tiny trigger plant discovered and described by
Rica Erickson in the 1950's. It wasn't seen again until 2007. I took a photo last year and we have been searching for this elusive plant this October with some success. It grows to 8cm.A small population of these plants down among the annuals. Photo: Fred
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Stylidium rubricalyxA tiny trigger plant discovered and described by
Rica Erickson in the 1950's. It wasn't seen again until 2007. I took a photo
last year and we have been searching for this elusive plant this October with some success. It grows to 8cm.From the front, it looks like a little person talking to us. :-))Photo: Jean
