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Stylidium prophyllum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Stylidiaceae

Subgenus
  
Andersonia

Scientific name
  
Stylidium prophyllum

Order
  
Asterales

Genus
  
Stylidium

Section
  
Tenella

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Stylidium calcaratum, Fischeripollis, Droserapites, Droseridites, Droserapollis

Stylidium prophyllum is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus Stylidium (family Stylidiaceae). It is an annual plant that grows from 8 to 30 cm tall. The deltate leaves, about 4-10 per plant, are scattered along the elongate, glabrous stem and are generally 0.7-1.5 mm long and 0.3-0.6 mm wide. Petioles and scapes are absent. Inflorescences are 3–14 cm long and produce pink flowers that bloom from February to June in the southern hemisphere. S. prophyllum is endemic to the area in and around the Kimberley region in Western Australia. Its habitat is recorded as being "grassy floodplains, seepage areas, and waterways." S. prophyllum is most closely related to S. fissilobum but differs mostly in its glabrous sepals.

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Stylidium prophyllum Wikipedia