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Scientific Name

Stylidium perpusillum

Family Name

STYLIDIACEAE

Common Name

Tiny Triggerplant

Status

Rare

Height

1.5-3.5cm

Flowers

White, solitary, and borne at the top of the stems.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Tiny, slender, ephemeral herb with a rigid, erect, threadlike stem, scattered with hairs, and few, slightly spoon-shaped leaves aranged in a basal rosette.

Municipalities

Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Latrobe; Meander Valley; West Tamar

Communities

Habitat Notes

In hollows in sandy heath which retain water after rain, in the North and North East.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Seeds tend to ripen progressively along the flower stem. Surface sow. This species can be distinguished from the other short-lived Stylidium species (S. inundatum, S. despectum and S. beaugleholei) by its spherical, rather than linear, capsules. 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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Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Capsules are 1.5-2mm in diameter, and nearly spherical. These 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

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