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Scientific Name
Stylidium graminifolium
Family Name
STYLIDIACEAE
Common Name
Common or Grass Trigger Plant
Status
Height
0.15m - 0.9m (15-90cm)
Flowers
One or more spikes of pink or lilac flowers.
Fruit
Papery capsule
Form
Herb, variable in size, resembling a tuft of grass.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath; Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Also found in sedgeland and wetlands.Widespread and abundant in a wide range of soil-types from sea level to mountain plateaux.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Shady; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Interesting for the "trigger" mechanism for ensuring cross pollination. Difficult to establish in open-ground situation. Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Attracts butterflies. Good for mass planting in borders or in pots. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Small capsules that 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
Storage
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Seeds tend to ripen progressively along the flower stem.Seeds may have a 2-3 months after-ripening period. Surface sow.
Germination Time
7-10 weeks
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Yes
Cutting Notes
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