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what is this???

Post by aaron_tas »

can anyone help me out on this one :?: :?:

the only reason i posted this one here, is because i found this with hundreds of others on the side of the road at the great lakes(a huge alpine plateu lake) up in the middle of tassie, and i reckon it's native.

Will maybe :?:

do you recognise the pot pat :?:
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Post by Will_IslandBonsai »

Yep Aaron, its the Trigger Plant, (Stylidium dilatatum probably) so called because when an insect lands on the flower, a part of the flower triggers, and whacks the insect on the bum, so dispersing pollen!!! You can trigger fully open flowers yourself with a stick or a piece of grass. The trigger then resets itself, ready for the next insect. It is a native plant and it makes a fine pot plant.
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thanks will,
Will_IslandBonsai wrote: a part of the flower triggers, and whacks the insect on the bum
that's awesome :!:
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Post by Jon Chown »

Cool. I wonder if it's related to the tickleyouarsewithafeather plant.

Jon
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Jon Chown wrote:the tickleyouarsewithafeather plant
:lol: :lol: :lol:

nice one jon :D
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