Stylidium repens

Common name: Matted Triggerplant

Meaning of name:

Stylidium is from the Latin word stylus, meaning style, and the diminutive –idium. Repens is a Latin word meaning crawling. Botanically it means prostrate and rooting.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia.

Description:

A prostrate perennial herb. The white to pink flowers are produced throughout most of the year.

References:

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

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2916661

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7785