Scientific Name: Stylidium despectum

Common Name: small triggerplant

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Stylidiaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Small ephemeral herb with reddish, somewhat fleshy stems.

Height (m): 0.015 – 0.1

Flowers: Very pale pink to white flowers on erect flowering stems.

Fruit: Capsule – 6-7mm long, turn from green to tan-brown, and become brittle as they ripen. Seeds tend to ripen progressively along the flower stem. Seeds turn from green to red-orange at maturity. Hundreds of fine seed per fruiting stem.