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Stypandra jamesii Hopper

Reference
Nuytsia 13:248-249 (1999)
Conservation Code
Priority Two
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Effuse, spreading rhizomatous, perennial, herb, to 0.3 m high, with fibrous roots. Fl. cream-white, Oct to Nov. Shallow soils. Crevices & fissures in granite rocks, around edges of outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 February 2000

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Kondinin.

Nuytsia Journal Articles

Stypandra jamesii (Phormiaceae), a new Western Australian species endemic to granite outcrops

HOPPER, STEPHEN D., Nuytsia 13 (1): 247–249 (1999)

Details
The new species of triggerplant (Stylidiaceae) described here is endemic to the Northern Territory. It belongs in Stylidium subgenus Andersonia (R. Br.) Mildbr., which is characterized by having a linear hypanthium, the walls of the mature capsule recurved, the septum erect and persistent, and numerous seeds. This subgenus occurs in regions of tropical northern Australia and extends into south-east Asia (Mildbraed 1908).