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Stylidium scandens

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Stylidiaceae

Subgenus
  
Tolypangium

Scientific name
  
Stylidium scandens

Order
  
Asterales

Genus
  
Stylidium

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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Stylidium scandens Wikipedia