Stylidium armeria subsp. armeria (Labill.) Labill. APNI* Description: Plants Solitary.
Leaves tufted at base, erect to spreading, narrowly lanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate, (8-)12–26(-40) cm long, 3–6(-15) mm wide, leaf length:width mostly > 18, mid- to dark green, not bifurrowed, margins membraneous with serrations, serrated at apex only, or entire, apex acute, glabrous or rarely with a few widely spaced glandular hairs on margins and/or abaxial midrib, and these usually present only on juvenile plants.
Scape > 2 mm wide, glandular-pubescent above lowest flower, glandular-pubescent to glabrescent below, inflorescence (8-)15–45(-75) cm long, with 15–75(-100) flowers in simple to condensed, erect racemes. Calyx ovoid, c. 6 mm long, glandular-pubescent, lobes equal, shorter than tube, united into 2 lips. Corolla 6–16 mm diam., deep pink to magenta, rarely white or pale pink, corolla tube c. 5 mm long, lobes spreading, 8–14 mm across, lobes paired laterally, obovate to lanceolate; labellum ovate, linear appendages shorter than labellum, throat appendages 8, prominent, unequal, to half length of corolla lobes, white with purple or yellow tips, papillate-glandular. Column 8–12 mm long; anthers dark-rimmed, stigma orbicular.
Capsule subcylindric, c. 8–15 mm long; seeds 1–1.2 mm, reddish-brown.
Distribution and occurrence: Widespread over a broad altitudinal range in heathland, woodland and open forests.
NSW subdivisions: NWS
Other Australian states: Vic. Tas. S.A.
Similar to S. graminifolium, a less robust plant, with shorter and relatively narrower leaves and generally smaller flowers.
Text by S.F. McCune (July 2021)
Taxon concept:
| The single subspecies in NSW. Characters and distribution as for the species in NSW. |
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