Stylidium neurophyllum

Common name: Coastal Plain Triggerplant

Meaning of name:

Stylidium is from the Latin word stylus, meaning style, and the diminutive –idium. Neurophyllum is from the Greek words neuro, meaning nerve, and phyllum, meaning leaf.

Distribution:

Occurs on the Swan Coastal Plain.

Description:

A perennial herb with a flowering stem to 60 centimetres tall. The pink flowers are produced from late August to November.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

A taxonomic revision of the Stylidium brunonianum alliance. Nuytsia, volume 25 pp 313 – 342. Juliet A. Wege. 2015.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51294393

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/25829