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Stylidium

Started by TheCarnifreak , Mar 14 2005 18:54 PM

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TheCarnifreak

Posted 14 March 2005 - 18:54 PM

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Hi guys,

Can anyone tell me something about 'Stylidium'
Is it carnivorous?

Bye for now,

Ries

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Guest_Aidan_*

Posted 14 March 2005 - 19:31 PM

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TheCarnifreak said:

Is it carnivorous?

No.

The common name comes from the structure and pollination mechanism of the flowers. The stamens and style are joined in a bent column which straightens and snaps when an insect touches it.

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Binataboy

Posted 15 March 2005 - 12:18 PM

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This is a snap of some flowers of a plant I found a couple of weeks ago.

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Not carnivorous but very nice :)

George

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Sean Spence

Posted 15 March 2005 - 12:30 PM

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I have heard rumours that there is the possibility that some of the tropical species from northern WA might be carnivorous. I believe many of the species from northern Australia have glandular stems and flowerscapes. Allen Lowrie was/is? studying some of them so I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Nice S. graminifolium too BTW George.