''Stylidium fissilobum'' is a

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ous plant that belongs to the genus ''

Stylidium ''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), wh ...

'' (family Stylidiaceae). Stylidium fissilobum from Endeavour voyage

It is an

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that grows from 5 to 50 cm tall. Linear or deltate leaves, about 4-34 per plant, are scattered along the elongate, glabrous stem. The leaves are generally 1–6 mm long and 0.3-0.7 mm wide. Petioles and

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are absent. Inflorescences are 3–18 cm long. Flowers are pink, white, or mauve and bloom from March to July in the southern hemisphere. ''S. fissilobums wide distribution ranges across northern

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from the western

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region and Northern Territory eastward as far as

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in Queensland. Its habitat is recorded as being wet sands at swamp edges in association with grasslands and sedgelands. Due to its weak stem, this species often threads its way through supporting branches and leaves of the dense grass and sedge cover. ''S. fissilobum'' is most closely related to '' S. aquaticum'' and '' S. oviflorum''. Its conservation status has been assessed as

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.Bean, A.R. (2000). A revision of ''Stylidium'' subg. ''Andersonia'' (R.Br. ex G.Don) Mildbr. (Stylidiaceae). ''Austrobaileya'' 5(4): 589-649.

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Carnivorous plants of Australia Flora of Queensland Flora of the Northern Territory Eudicots of Western Australia fissilobum Plants described in 1859 Asterales of Australia Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller {{Australia-asterid-stub

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