Family Index

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

Jan

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 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