Stylidium fimbriatum

Stylidium fimbriatum is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus Stylidium (family Stylidiaceae). It is an erect annual plant that grows from 15 to 30 cm tall. Oblanceolate leaves, about 16 per plant, form a basal rosette around the compressed stems. The leaves are generally 5–20 mm long and 2–7 mm wide. This species generally has one or two scapes and cymose inflorescences that are 15–30 cm long. Flowers are pink with yellow highlights. S. fimbriatum's distribution is confined to the area around Bachsten Creek in the Kimberley region in Western Australia. Its typical habitat is herbfields that are seasonally wet.^[2]

Inflorescence and flower bud of S. fimbriatum, displaying the glandular trichomes that digest and absorb prey nutrients

Stylidium fimbriatum
Conservation status
Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Stylidiaceae
Genus:	Stylidium
Subgenus:	Stylidium subg. Andersonia
Section:	Stylidium sect. Biloba
Species:	S. fimbriatum
Binomial name
Stylidium fimbriatum Lowrie & Kenneally 1996

See also

• List of Stylidium species