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Stylidium weeliwolli

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Stylidiaceae

Subgenus
  
Centridium

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Asterales

Genus
  
Stylidium

Scientific name
  
Stylidium weeliwolli

Stylidium weeliwolli is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus Stylidium (family Stylidiaceae). It occurs in the North West of Western Australia

The specific epithet weeliwolli is Aboriginal Australian for "we are water running" or "running water", referring to the location where it was first discovered, Weeli Wolli Creek northwest of Newman. It is most likely an annual plant, though it has been reported to be a perennial. It grows from 10 to 25 cm tall. The spathulate or lanceolate leaves form a basal rosettes around the white stems. The leaves are around 6.5–27 mm long (mostly 11–13 cm) and 3-4.5 mm wide. Inflorescences are branched, around 10–25 cm long and produce flowers that are dark pink with red markings at the base of the corolla lobes and bloom from August to September in their native range. The anterior corolla lobes of this species cross over one another forming an x-shape.

Stylidium weeliwolli is only known from a few locations in northwestern Western Australia, but it is locally abundant at these locations. Its habitat is recorded as being sandy soils on watercourse edges, in wet areas, and a variety of other conditions in the presence of many companion plants. S. aceratum is most closely related to S. calcaratum.

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Stylidium weeliwolli Wikipedia