Stylidium leptorrhizum

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Stylidium leptorrhizum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Stylidiaceae Subfamily: Stylidioideae Genus: Stylidium Subgenus: Tolypangium Section: Debilia Species: S. leptorrhizum
Binomial name
Stylidium leptorrhizum F.Muell. 1859
Synonyms
Candollea leptorrhiza (F.Muell.) F.Muell. 1883 Stylidium barrettorum Lowrie & Kenneally 1997

Stylidium leptorrhizum is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus Stylidium (family Stylidiaceae). It is an herbaceous annual plant that grows from 8 to 25 cm tall. Oblanceolate or elliptical leaves, about 10-20 per plant, form a basal rosette with stems absent. The leaves are generally 14-60 mm long and 3-9.5 mm wide. This species produces 1-3 scapes per plant. Inflorescences are 8-25 cm long and produce pink or mauve flowers that bloom from May to August in their native range. S. leptorrhizum is endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia and the Victoria River district of the Northern Territory. Its typical habitat has been reported as sandy soils along creeks or billabongs. S. leptorrhizum is most closely related to S. multiscapum. When reviewing section Debilia, Tony Bean reduced the recently described S. barrettorum to synonymy with S. leptorrhizum after examining the type specimen.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of Stylidium species

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