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Stylidium affine Sond.
Queen Triggerplant

Reference
Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1:371 (1845)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Caespitose perennial, herb, 0.15-0.75 m high, Leaves tufted, narrowly oblanceolate, 10-60 cm long, (1-) 2-5.5 mm wide, apex acute, margin involute, glabrous or occasionally with minute papillae. Membraneous scale leaves present at base of mature leaves. Scape glandular throughout. Inflorescence paniculate. Fl. purple, Sep to Nov. Sandy loam, sandy clay over laterite, granite. Coastal areas, hillslopes and gullies. Wandoo or Jarrah forest, low scrub.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 June 2006
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Broomehill-Tambellup, Busselton, Chittering, Collie, Cranbrook, Donnybrook-Balingup, Gosnells, Kalamunda, Kojonup, Manjimup, Mundaring, Nannup, Plantagenet, Swan, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, West Arthur, Williams, York.