Plants of the Castlemaine District
Book Trigger-plant - native (Stylidium androsaccum)
Family: Stylidiaceae.
Native.
Other names: formerly known as Stylidium calcaratum var calcaratum.
Occurrence: Uncommon. Record for Mt Lofty.
Recognise:
- it is a small plant
- it has the typical trigger-plant double-U flower shape it is sparsely leafy.
- it grows in damp places.
Image 1: The double-U shape of the flowers. 2: Pressed specimen. Mt Lofty.