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Levenhookia leptantha

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Eudicots

Order
  
Asterales

Scientific name
  
Levenhookia leptantha

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Clade
  
Asterids

Family
  
Stylidiaceae

Rank
  
Species

Levenhookia leptantha, the trumpet stylewort, is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus Levenhookia (family Stylidiaceae). It is an ephemeral annual that grows from 2–6 centimetres (0.79–2.36 in) tall with ovate to lanceolate leaves that are generally 2–5 millimetres (0.079–0.197 in) long. Flowers are pink and bloom from September to October in its native range. It is endemic to Western Australia. Its habitat has been reported as being sand or sandy clay soils in granite outcrops and winter-wet depressions.

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Levenhookia leptantha Wikipedia