Family Index

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Scientific Name

Stylidium beaugleholei

Family Name

STYLIDIACEAE

Common Name

Swamp Triggerplant

Status

Rare

Height

1.5-6cm

Flowers

Small, white with a tinge of pale pink, and situated at the top of the erect flowering stems.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Small, ephemeral herb with few, linear leaves, 2-4mm long, which are arranged in a basal rosette.

Municipalities

Burnie; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; King Island; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

Hollows, wet areas and soaks, often with a peat soil, in sandy heathlands on King Island and the North East and West Coasts.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

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

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Capsules are dry, narrow, circular, taper towards the base, and are 5-8mm long. These turn from green to tan brown, and become brittle as they ripen. Seeds are brown, 0.2mm long and pointed at both ends. Hundreds of fine seed per fruiting stem. Cut stems, holding erect, and tip into bag.

Seed Treatment Method

Surface sow

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