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Stylidiaceae
Trigger Plant
Stylidium graminifolium
precision and adaptation.
- Family
- Stylidiaceae
- Genus
- Stylidium
- Native to
- Australia (southeastern)
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 0.5-2 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- sandy, well-drained, low-fertility
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The trigger plant earns its name from a spring-loaded column that snaps pollen onto visiting insects within 15 milliseconds — one of the fastest movements in the plant kingdom.
- The trigger mechanism resets within minutes after firing, allowing the same flower to pollinate multiple insect visitors.
- Some Stylidium species are considered semi-carnivorous, with sticky glands on their stems that trap and digest small insects.
- There are over 300 species of Stylidium, nearly all endemic to Australia, making it one of the largest plant genera on the continent.
- The genus name derives from Greek stylos (column), referring to the distinctive fused stamen-and-style structure that forms the trigger.
Color meanings
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quick response
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ingenuity
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adaptation