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Scientific Name
Stylidium despectum
Family Name
STYLIDIACEAE
Common Name
Small Triggerplant
Status
Rare
Height
1.5-10cm
Flowers
Very pale pink to white flowers on erect flowering stems.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Small ephemeral herb with reddish, somewhat fleshy stems.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; King Island; Northern Midlands
Communities
Habitat Notes
Sandy heaths, in roadside soaks and the margins of ditches in the North, North-East and East.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Usually good results from seed. Seeds tend to ripen progressively along the flower stem. Surface sow. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Feb
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec
Seed Collecting Months
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Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
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Oct
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Cutting Months
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Apr
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Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Capsules 6-7mm long, turn from green to tan brown, and become brittle as they ripen. Seeds turn from green to red-orange at maturity. Hundreds of fine seed per fruiting stem. Cut stems, holding erect, and tip into bag.
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Seeds may have a 2-3 month after-ripening period.
Germination Time
7-10 weeks
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
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