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Levenhookia pauciflora

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Eudicots

Order
  
Asterales

Scientific name
  
Levenhookia pauciflora

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Clade
  
Asterids

Family
  
Stylidiaceae

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Species

Levenhookia pauciflora

Levenhookia pauciflora, the deceptive stylewort, is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus Levenhookia (family Stylidiaceae). It is an ephemeral annual that grows from 5–10 centimetres (2.0–3.9 in) tall with ovate to suborbicular leaves. Flowers are white and bloom from September to November in its native range. L. pauciflora is endemic to Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils in sandstone or granitic areas. The flowers of L. pauciflora resemble those of Stylidium ecorne and it has been said that S. ecorne mimics L. pauciflora to take advantage of its pollinators.

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Levenhookia pauciflora Wikipedia