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Levenhookia stipitata

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Eudicots

Order
  
Asterales

Scientific name
  
Levenhookia stipitata

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Clade
  
Asterids

Family
  
Stylidiaceae

Rank
  
Species

Levenhookia stipitata

Similar
  
Levenhookia, Stylidiaceae, Leucopogon, Stylidium

Levenhookia stipitata, the common stylewort, is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus Levenhookia (family Stylidiaceae). It is an ephemeral annual that grows about 7–10 centimetres (2.8–3.9 in) tall with oblanceolate to linear leaves. Flowers are pink and bloom from August to January in its native range. L. stipitata is endemic to southwestern Western Australia where it grows in granitic or lateritic soils. This species was first described by George Bentham in 1837 as Stylidium stipitatum and was later reclassified into the genus Coleostylis, which was placed into synonymy with the genus Levenhookia.

As of 2007, L. stipitata was reported as being present in the Verran Tanks Conservation Park in South Australia.

References

Levenhookia stipitata Wikipedia