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Stylidium productum

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Stylidium productum
Trigger plant at Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Stylidiaceae
Genus: Stylidium
Subgenus: Stylidium subg. Andersonia
Section: Stylidium sect. Andersonia
Species:
S. productum
Binomial name
Stylidium productum

Stylidium productum is a small plant found in eastern Australia. Common in the Sydney region,[1][2] it grows on soils derived from Hawkesbury sandstone.

Flowers appear in spring and summer, having five pink petals, but one is very small.[3]

Pollination

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Stylidium productum features an unusual form of pollination.

The style and two anthers strike insects landing on the flower, which are then showered with pollen.

References

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  1. ^ "Stylidium productum and Stylidium graminifolium". Friends of Lane Cove National Park. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Stylidium productum". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 219