Stylidiaceae

Stamens 2, adnate to the style Stylidiaceae
Column bent, with a trigger action when touched. Corolla usually red or pink Stylidium
Leaves spathulate to obovate, 12–40 mm long, 4–8 mm wide, basal or mostly tufted just below the scape(s). Corolla c. 4 mm long, pink. Calyx lobes free or the two posterior ones ± connate. Ovary linear-obconic. Flowers in a raceme. Short-lived herb with scapes up to 40 cm high. Coast and adjacent plateaus. Wet ground. Fl. spring–summer Stylidium debiledebile