Stylidiaceae

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Stylidiaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as trigger plants, characterized by their unique touch-sensitive floral mechanisms and predominantly found in Australia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
approximateNumberOfSpecies over 300
centerOfDiversity Australia
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Asterids
Eudicots
commonName trigger plants
containsGenus Forstera
Levenhookia
Phyllachne
Stylidium
distributionPattern mainly Southern Hemisphere
ecologicalInteraction specialized insect pollinators
flowerColor pink
purple
white
yellow
growthForm annual herbs
herbaceous plants
perennial herbs
subshrubs
habitat heathlands
rocky outcrops
sandplains
swamps
hasCharacteristic explosive pollination mechanism
fused floral column
rapid floral movement
touch-sensitive floral mechanism
zygomorphic flowers
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement basal rosettes
leafType simple leaves
nativeRange Australia
New Zealand
Southeast Asia
southern South America
notableFeature triggered movement of floral column onto pollinator
order Asterales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollinationBy insects
pollinationStrategy triggered pollination
reproductiveStructure capsule fruit
seedDispersal by gravity
someMembersExhibit carnivorous traits
protocarnivory
taxonRank family
typeGenus Stylidium

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Asterales containsTaxon Stylidiaceae