| Common Name: | Grass Trigger-plant |
| Synonym: | Stylidium graminifolium var. angustifolium |
| Family: | Stylidiaceae |
| Size: | 20-75cm x 20-30cm |
| Description: | Tufted perennial herb. |
| Leaves: | Erect bluish, grass-like leaves 14-20cm x 1-3mm, margins minutely serrated. |
| Flowering: | Flowering stem to 75cm high, becoming more glandular hairy from base to tip. Terminal spike of 10-25 flowers. 8 throat appendages, 2 less prominent. |
| Flower Colour: | Pale pink to deep lilac |
| Flowering Time: | August to November |
| Growing Conditions: | Gravelly, well drained soils in woodlands, heaths and open forests of the foothills. Frost tolerant. Full sun, semi shade. |
| Garden Use: | Beautiful tufting plant for small gardens, rockeries, cottage gardens and containers. Looks good planted in drifts in the garden or a bush area. |
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| Plant Communities: | 8, 18, 19, 27, 40 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Generally |
| Bird Attracting: | Insects |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | Peter Kinchington © |