List of Stylidium species


Discovery and description of new Stylidium species has been occurring since the late 18th century, the first of which was discovered in Botany Bay in 1770 and described by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander. In the early 19th century, the French botanist Charles François Antoine Morren described triggerplant anatomy, also providing illustrations with the descriptions., 289 species were accepted in the genus Stylidium. There are also several more species that are awaiting a formal description.

List of species

The following species are recognised in the genus Stylidium:

A

B

  • Stylidium barleei - tooth-leaved triggerplant
  • Stylidium barrettiorum
  • Stylidium beaugleholei
  • Stylidium bellum
  • Stylidium bicolor
  • Stylidium bindoon
  • Stylidium breviscapum - boomerang triggerplant
  • Stylidium brunonianum - pink fountain triggerplant
  • Stylidium bulbiferum - circus triggerplant
  • ''Stylidium burbidgeanum''

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

  • Stylidium kalbarriense
  • Stylidium keigheryi
  • ''Stylidium korijekup''

L

M

  • Stylidium macranthum - crab claws
  • Stylidium maitlandianum - fountain triggerplant
  • Stylidium maritimum
  • Stylidium marradongense
  • Stylidium megacarpum
  • Stylidium merrallii Merrall's triggerplant
  • Stylidium milleri
  • Stylidium miniatum - pink butterfly triggerplant
  • Stylidium montanum
  • Stylidium monticola
  • Stylidium mucronatum
  • Stylidium multiscapum
  • ''Stylidium muscicola''

N

  • Stylidium neglectum - neglected triggerplant
  • Stylidium neurophyllum
  • Stylidium nitidum
  • Stylidium nominatum
  • Stylidium nonscandens
  • Stylidium notabile
  • Stylidium nungarinense - Nungarin triggerplant
  • ''Stylidium nymphaeum''

O

P

R

S

T

U

  • Stylidium udusicola
  • Stylidium uliginosum
  • Stylidium uniflorum - pincushion triggerplant
  • Stylidium utricularioides - pink fan triggerplant

V

W

X

  • Stylidium xanthellum
  • Stylidium xanthopis - yellow eyed triggerplant

Y

  • Stylidium yilgarnense - Yilgarn triggerplant

Z

  • Stylidium zeicolor - maize triggerplant