Subgenus Tolypangium | Section Verticillatae Rank Species | |
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Similar Stylidium turbinatum, Stylidium bulbiferum, Stylidium productum, Stylidium laricifolium, Stylidium affine |
Curtis s botanical magazine print of stylidium scandens
Stylidium scandens (the climbing triggerplant) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus Stylidium (family Stylidiaceae). S. scandens is endemic to Australia and is found primarily in the southwestern region of Western Australia. This species, along with, along with Stylidium nymphaeum, has a unique characteristic among triggerplants in that its leaves, five centimetres (two inches) long, end in a recurved barb that can grab hold of other vegetation and scramble or climb up to 30–60 cm in height over other plants, which is how it obtained its common name. Its flowers are bright pink and about 15 mm wide.
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