Biology:Stylidium productum
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| Stylidium productum | |
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| Trigger plant at Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Stylidium productum Hindmarsh & D. Blaxell
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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
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
- ↑ "Stylidium productum and Stylidium graminifolium". Friends of Lane Cove National Park. http://www.friendsoflanecovenationalpark.org.au/Flowering/Flowers/Stylidium_ssp.htm. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ "Stylidium productum". Atlas of Living Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:637716. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN:978-0-7318-1211-0 page 219
Wikidata ☰ Q7629595 entry
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