''Stylidium androsaceum'' is a dicotyledonous species of

plant Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ...

in the family

Stylidiaceae The family Stylidiaceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants. It consists of five genera with over 240 species, most of which are endemic to Australia and New Zealand. Members of Stylidiaceae are typically grass-like herbs or small shru ...

. It is native to subtropical regions of Australia (

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, and

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). It is not to be confused with the taxon described by O.Schwarz ''

Stylidium ericksoniae ''Stylidium ericksoniae'' (initially described by J. H. Willis in 1956 as ''Stylidium ericksonae'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus ''Stylidium'' (family Stylidiaceae). It is an annual plant that grows from 6 to 15 cm ...

'', or the taxon described by DC. ''

Stylidium guttatum ''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), w ...

''.

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Asterales of Australia Carnivorous plants of Australia androsaceum Plants described in 1839 {{Australia-asterid-stub

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