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Stylidium schizanthum F.Muell.
This species is common in swampy sites across northern Australia with different coloured flowers about 5mm across. As the article below quotes (p610) the taxon is "a very variable species".

  Stylidium schizanthum Stylidium schizanthum
 
  Description:Flower (5mm wide) Description:Leaves in rosette
  Location: Peninsula  Development Rd, Cape York, North Queensland Location:Peninsula  Development Rd, Cape York, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates:13˚32.974S 143˚00.627E GPS coordinates:13˚32.974S 143˚00.627E
  Date of photo:10 July 2010 Date of photo:10 July 2010
  Field No.:715 Field No.:715
     
  Stylidium schizanthum Stylidium schizanthum
 
  Description:Plant Description: Flower - side view
  Location:Twin Falls,Cape York Peninsula,North Queensland Location:Pipeline Rd, Bamaga, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates:11˚23.266S 142˚24.803E GPS coordinates:11˚23.266S 142˚24.803E
  Date of photo:15 July  2010 Date of photo:10 June 2013
  Field No.:730 Field No.:2129 voucher specimen
     
  Bright pink flowers - Near Cape Melville, North Queensland
  Stylidium schizanthum Stylidium schizanthum
 
  Description:Flower (5mm wide) Description:Flower (5mm wide)
  Location:Cape Melville, North Queensland Location:Cape Melville, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates: 14˚16.937S 144˚25.871E GPS coordinates: 14˚16.937S 144˚25.871E
  Date of photo:15 June 2013 Date of photo:15 June 2013
  Field No.:2178 voucher specimen Field No.:2178 voucher specimen
     
  Yellow flowers - Near Bamaga, North Queensland
  Stylidium schizanthum Stylidium schizanthum
 
  Description:Flower (5mm wide) Description:Rosettes
  Location:Pipeline Rd, Bamaga, North Queensland Location:Pipeline Rd, Bamaga, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates: 10˚57.769S 142˚20.212E GPS coordinates: 10˚57.769S 142˚20.212E
  Date of photo:10 June 2013 Date of photo:12 July 2010
  Field No.:2128 voucher specimen Field No.:U622
     
  Pale yellow form  - growing in a swamp on the Peninsula Development Road, North Queensland
  Stylidium schizanthum Stylidium schizanthum
 
  Description:Flower Description:Flower
  Location:Peninsula  Development Rd, Cape York, North Queensland Location:Peninsula  Development Rd, Cape York, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates:14˚32.007S 143˚25.7352E GPS coordinates:14˚32.007S 143˚25.7352E
  Date of photo:10 July 2010 Date of photo:10 July 2010
  Field No.:709 Field No.:709
     
  Growing at Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory
  Stylidium schizanthum Stylidium schizanthum
 
  Description:Flower Description:Rosettes
  Location:Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory Location:Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory
  GPS coordinates:13˚04.6116S, 130°40.2726E GPS coordinates:13˚04.6116S, 130°40.2726E
  Date of photo:24 April 2016 Date of photo:24 April 2016
  Field No.:3991 Field No.:3991
     
  Stylidium schizanthum Stylidium schizanthum
 
  Description:Flower Description:Rosettes
  Location:Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory Location:Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory
  GPS coordinates:13˚04.6116S, 130°40.2726E GPS coordinates:13˚04.6116S, 130°40.2726E
  Date of photo:24 April 2016 Date of photo:24 April 2016
  Field No.:3991 Field No.:3991
     
  Stylidium schizanthum Stylidium schizanthum
 
  Description:Flower Description:Flower - side view
  Location:Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory Location:Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory
  GPS coordinates:13˚02.7336S, 130°52.5810E GPS coordinates:13˚02.7336S, 130°52.5810E
  Date of photo:24 April 2016 Date of photo:24 April 2016
  Field No.:4003 Field No.:4003
     
  Growing in the Kimberleys in northern Western Australia
  Stylidium schizanthum Stylidium schizanthum
 
  Description:Flower - side view Description:Rosette
  Location:W of Mt Barnett, Gibb River Road, Kimberleys, Western Australia Location:King Edward River, Kimberleys, Western Australia
  GPS coordinates:16˚53.4894S, 125°47.6136E GPS coordinates:14˚49.0770S, 125°45.1614E
  Date of photo:21 July 2016 Date of photo:16 July 2016
  Field No.:5107 Field No.:5067
  Stylidium schizanthum Stylidium schizanthum
 
  Description:Flower Description:Flowers
  Location:King Edward River, Kimberleys, Western Australia Location:Mitchell Falls, Kimberleys, Western Australia
  GPS coordinates:14˚49.0770S, 125°45.1614E GPS coordinates:14˚49.3080S, 125°41.6946E
  Date of photo:16 July 2016 Date of photo:16 July 2016
  Field No.:5067 Field No.:5072
     

 

References (accessed 18 September 2016):

Bean, A.R. (2000) A revision of the Stylidium subg. Andersonia (R.Br. ex G.Don) Mildbr. (Stylidiaceae).
Austrobaileya 5(4): 609-610


http://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=5720


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