Appearance
The few ovate leaves produced by this plant form basal rosettes around the stem. The leaves are around 3–5 mm long on short petioles.The scapes are 2–30 cm tall and produce single flowers in smaller plants and up to nine flowers in larger, more robust plants. Flowers are pink or white with red spots or lines at the individual petal bases.
The petals are vertically paired and will fold over to meet each other at night or in adverse weather conditions.
Distribution
''S. calcaratum'' is endemic to Australia and has a distribution that ranges from Victoria through South Australia and into Western Australia. Its habitat is recorded as being wet flats or near creeks and seepages.Reproduction
Pollination is achieved by a grey fly, ''Comptosia cuneata''.References:
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