Stylidium breviscapum is a dicotyledonous species of plant in the family Stylidiaceae.[1] It grows as a creeping perennial herb which forms in compact clumps to 15 cm wide. Only found in the south west corner of Western Australia. The preferred habitat is eucalyptus woodland or shrublands. Attractive colourful flowers appear in October and November. This species first appeared in scientific literature in 1839, in the Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis published by the Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Stylidiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Stylidioideae |
| Genus: | Stylidium |
| Species: | S. breviscapum
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Stylidium breviscapum R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Stylidium eriopodum". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ Spooner, Amanda. "Stylidium eriopodum". FloraBase - West Australian Flora Online. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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