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Stylidium maritimum Lowrie, Coates & Kenneally
Coastal Triggerplant

Reference
Nuytsia 12:48-50, Fig. 4 (1998)
Conservation Code
Priority Three
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Caespitose perennial, herb, 0.3-0.7 m high, Leaves tufted, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 10-40 cm long, 1-5.5 mm wide, apex acute to mucronate, margin involute, glabrous. Membraneous scale leaves present at base of mature leaves. Scape glandular throughout. Inflorescence paniculate. Fl. white/purple, Sep to Nov. Sand over limestone. Dune slopes and flats. Coastal heath and shrubland, open Banksia woodland.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 June 2006
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Lesueur Sandplain, Perth.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Cambridge, Carnamah, Dandaragan, Gingin, Harvey, Mandurah, Nedlands, Wanneroo, Waroona.