Triggerplant
Botanical name: Stylidiaceae
Triggerplant
Botanical name: Stylidiaceae
Species of Triggerplant
Donatia
Donatia is a genus of two cushion plant species in the family Stylidiaceae. Donatia is found in New Zealand, Tasmania and southern South America to latitude 40°S.
Forstera
Styleworts
Trigger plant
Most species are only found in Australia. The majority of the trigger plant species are perennial herbs. Some are only a few centimeters tall, while others can grow to be 1.8 m tall. Flower has four petals, zygomorphic in nature, with the trigger plant protruding from the "throat" of the flower and resting below the plane of the flower petals. Flowers are usually arranged in a spike or dense raceme. Some leaves are very thin, almost needle-like, while others are short, stubby, and arranged in rosettes. Another group of species, form scrambling, tangled mats typically propped up on aerial roots. There are now over 300 species, many of which are awaiting formal description.
Phyllachne
Phyllachne is a genus of four cushion plant species in the family Stylidiaceae. Of the four species, two are endemic to New Zealand, while P. colensoi is also native to Tasmania and P. uliginosa is entirely endemic to southern South America.
Scientific Classification
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